General Info

The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office is a public safety agency that maintains peace and order in the county, protects property and personal safety, and enforces various federal, state and local laws. It supports Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), which is an international education program that seeks to prevent the usage of illegal drugs, gang activities and violent behavior. The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office provides a range of community services, such as fingerprinting, house checks, crime prevention and concealed weapon permits. The office operates a corrections division that maintains a jail and offers detention facilities to pretrial and short-term sentenced prisoners. The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office is located in Deadwood, S.D.