Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Hanson County, South Dakota, has about 3,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hanson County is held at the county jail, run by the Hanson County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Hanson County public records, Hanson County arrest records, Hanson County warrants, Hanson County criminal records, Hanson County court records, South Dakota arrest records and South Dakota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Hanson County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hanson County is held at the county jail, run by the Hanson County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hanson County Sheriff's Office at hansoncountysd.gov/sheriffs-department (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Hanson County, South Dakota), phone (605) 239-4409, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (605) 239-4409.
Who Books People Into the Hanson County Jail
The Hanson County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Hanson County.
The Hanson County Sheriff's Office reported 11 arrests to the FBI for 2020. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Hanson County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Hanson County serves the sentence in a facility of the South Dakota Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.sd.gov/adult-corrections/offender-locator.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Hanson County?
Ask the Hanson County Sheriff's Office at (605) 239-4409; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hansoncountysd.gov/sheriffs-department.
What is the phone number for the Hanson County jail?
(605) 239-4409, the number on the page of the Hanson County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hanson County go?
To a facility of the South Dakota Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.sd.gov/adult-corrections/offender-locator.
Is this the official Hanson County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.