Dakota County Jail

Jail Layout

Interview with Shawanda Miller


JM: How many different blocks were there?
Shawanda Miller: Females had only 1 block. The males had different blocks I believe 3-4 different ones. Then they had the work release unit for the males also besides the other 3 or 4.

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Shawanda Miller: All numbered. 2100 the old female block. Males had 7100, work release, segregation. Can't remember the other's but all numbered.

JM: Which inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Shawanda Miller: Segregation for people who fought or for the ones who had pysch problems.

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Shawanda Miller: The old female unit had a library, and you could go to main library. Otherwise nothing nice about jail.