Escapes from the Juvenile and Adult corrections units at the Beadle County Jail in Huron have lead to 28 changes in policy according to Beadle County Sheriff Doug Solem…
Solem also says a new cleaning policy is in place…
Strip search and pat down procedures have been changed and jail staff have taken part in new pat down search training. A new policy on clothing is also in effect at the jail…
The changes came as a result of the escapes of Equardo Valdez and Matthew Rainbow from the Juvenile Detention Center in November and the break-out of Charles Beeney in January. In both cases jail staff was either assaulted or threatened to be assaulted.