Inmate Services encompasses several areas within the detention facility that provide vital programs to the inmate population.

Medical Services: Correction Health Care provides a comprehensive medical team for medical screening, mental health, dental and daily medications. An inmate may request a medical appointment through the inmate kite system. Appointments are scheduled by the nursing staff for the available services.

Food Service: Aramark provides food service personnel that work with a nutritionist in meal planning and preparation. All meals are prepared in the detention center's kitchen and served three times per day.

Laundry Service: The detention center has laundry services for institutional linens and uniforms. Clean uniforms and linens are distributed regularly.

Commissary Service: Canteen Corporation provides commissary to the detention facility once per week. Inmates who have funds in their accounts, may purchase a variety of personal hygiene items, snacks, writing material and reading material for their recreation.

Inmate Programs: Prior to 1988, inmate programs were almost non-existent and consisted only of a small handful of religious volunteers who provided a non-denominational Sunday church service.

Today, the detention facility provides a multitude of programs to incarcerated inmates in an ongoing effort to give them the opportunity to earn an education and resolve personal growth issues. We believe that by giving inmates the opportunity to better themselves, they may be less likely to re-offend, while returning to the community as productive and law-abiding members.

Among the practical and productive programs provided to Douglas County inmates are:

-Religious Bible study along with Sunday worship services
-GED preparatory and adult literacy classes
-English as a second language

-Life skills and conflict management classes
-A recreational library for general reading

-A computer-based legal resource system
-Alcoholics Anonymous

- Read-A-Book (offers inmates the opportunity to read/record books to send to their small children

- C.A.M.P.

These programs have become an integral part of daily activities for most of our inmates and require the detailed coordination of two full-time detention specialists. In addition, we have over 60 community volunteers who devote their personal time and energy to improving the lives of inmates and who present all of the programs. Without their perpetual support, we would be unable to provide these valuable services to our inmate population.