Correctional Facility Archives

New Clay County Jail Just Two Weeks Away From Becoming a New Home to Inmates

The jail will hold up to 186 male and female prisoners

October 15, 2018

MOORHEAD, Minn. — In just a few more weeks, the new Clay County Jail will be moving inmates into its housing units. Construction on the jail started in April 2017 and will be able to hold up to 186 inmates. Each of the maximum security, housing units in the facility are named after local rivers including Red River, Buffalo East &…

Moorhead Welcomes New Law Enforcement Center and Correctional Facility

The joint facility offers more programs and tools for the inmates

July 24, 2018

MOORHEAD– Clay County Sheriff’s Office and Moorhead Police Department celebrated the new joint Law Enforcement Center and Correctional Facility with the public. The joint facility offers more programs and tools for the inmates. The Moorhead Police Department dedicated rooms in the new facility to law enforcement officers who died while on the job. Tours of the joint facility were available to…