Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Jesse Slaughter took office January 1st, 2019. The Sheriff's Office primary concern is the safety and well-being of all persons and property in Cascade County.

Records Hours of Operation

The front counter is open Monday - Friday 8AM-5PM, excluding holidays.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

Executing court-issued civil and criminal process
Providing patrol and investigative functions
Providing a secure, healthy detention facility
Providing professional training for personnel
Maintaining an accurate record-keeping system

Concealed Weapons Permits

Concealed weapons permits must be authorized and issued by the Sheriff's Office. For more information concerning these permits, please view our related links.

New and Renewal Applications will be accepted
Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Fingerprinting Services

Valid picture ID is required. The cost is $10 for 2 fingerprint cards.
Monday - Friday 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Also available at the Juvenile Detention Center
Monday - Friday 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thursday Evenings 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Rural Animal Control

Rural animal control is also performed by the Sheriff's Office. If you live outside the Great Falls city limits and have a concern and/or problem with domestic animals, please contact this office at 406-454-6820.

Adult Detention Center

Video Connect and eMessaging Is Available!

You now have the ability to interact with an incarcerated individual through Securus Technologies.

The Inmate telephone services are provided by Securus Technologies, all customer questions about billing and access, please call 800-844-6591, 24-hours a day.

Inmate mail Procedures

All personal mail will be opened and inspected. All personal mail will be scanned and distributed through our Digital Mailing Center (DMC) to the inmate’s tablet.

All original mailings will be discarded once it has been scanned via DMC and set to the inmate.

The following are requirements for all inmate mail received by the DMC:

Mail must be addressed to the inmate using the inmate’s full name
Mail must include the full name and address of the sender
Mail must be 10 pages or less per envelope
Page size no larger than 8.5” x 11”
Photo size no larger than 5” x 7”, no polaroid photos, no photos of nude persons
No items containing, depicting, or relating to sexually explicit activity, gang activity, illegal activity, violence, drug, or alcohol use, etc.
No magazines, books, or packages
No cash allowed
No 3^rd party mail
No blank envelopes, blank paper, stamps, photocopies or laminated items, stickers, internet materials, newspaper clippings, or sticky notes
No illegal substances or any other items considered as contraband
No originals of important documents such as birth certificates, driver’s licenses, social security cards, green cards, etc., as these items cannot be returned
No original photos or other irreplaceable or valuable items
Acceptable examples of how to address mail to inmate John Doe

Cascade County Detention Facility
John Doe
3800 Ulm North Frontage Road
Great Falls, MT. 59404

Cascade County Sheriff’s Office
John Doe
3800 Ulm North Frontage Road
Great Falls, MT. 59404