Musselshell County

The Detention Center

Not found — the county's own site describes 'a detention center' at a published address without giving it a formal proper name

• Operated byMusselshell County Sheriff's Office
• Address820 Main Street, Roundup, MT 59072
• StaffingOne detention officer, per musselshellcounty.gov/sheriffs-office
• Visitation hoursTuesday 9-11 a.m., Thursday 3-5 p.m., Sunday 1:30-2:30 p.m., per the published Detention Center Rules PDF
• Detention rules documentCovers visitation, search, and contraband rules; does not publish beds, budget, PREA, inspections, contracts, or bail/fee information
• What was triedmusselshellcounty.gov/sheriffs-office page and the Detention Center Rules PDF were checked for a formal facility name, bed count, year built, cost, funding, budget, PREA, inspections, contracts, bond info, and fees — only address, staffing, and visiting rules were published

Source: Musselshell County — Sheriff's Office · checked 2026-08-24

• ✓The jail is named
• ✗Who is in custody — not published
• ✗Beds and daily population — not published
• ✗What it costs taxpayers — not published
• ✗Deaths in custody — not published
• ✗PREA audits — not published
• ✗Independent inspection — not published
• ✗Who else it holds, and for how much — not published
• ✗How to post bond — not published
• ✗Phone, video and commissary rates — not published

This rates disclosure, not conduct — what Musselshell County publishes about a jail its taxpayers own, checked 2026-08-24. Nothing here says the jail is run well or badly. Every mark moves the moment the county posts the document.

The Building

You paid for it. Here is what the record says it cost.

• Year builtNot found
• Original costNot found
• Paid for byNot found
• BedsNot found

The Sheriff

Sheriff Shawn Lesnik

• Runs the jailYes — a detention center at 820 Main Street, Roundup, operated by the Sheriff's Office
• StaffingOne detention officer, per the county's own site
• How the office is filledElected

Source: Musselshell County — Sheriff's Office · checked 2026-08-24

The Judges

Montana district court judges and justices of the peace are elected. The Justice of the Peace usually sets bail at first appearance. Both are state judicial officers, not county officials.

Source: the state judiciary · checked 2026-08-24

The County Commissioners

They pay for the jail. The sheriff runs it.

• What they controlThe detention budget, the building itself, and the agreements that let other agencies rent its beds.
• What they don'tDay-to-day operations. The sheriff is separately elected and answers to voters, not to the board.
• The boardBoard of County Commissioners →
• Where the jail money is decidedAgendas and minutes →