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The Washington County Jail is a 200-bed facility that opened in 1993. The jail is operated by the jail administrator and the assistant jail administrator, a variety of full-time and part-time correctional officers and nearly 10 correctional sergeants. The Washington County Jail also utilizes approximately five full-time programs coordinators, and nearly 10 full-time and part-time nurses, as well as more than 20 unpaid volunteers in various positions. The jail s medical unit has a dentist's office, an x-ray facility and several examination rooms. The Washington County Jail offers general equivalency diploma and other educational opportunities, chemical abuse counseling, library services, religious guidance and recreational activities. Washington County Jail maintains its headquarters in Stillwater, Minn.

Information Technology is a department of Dakota County, Minn. The department offers a range of services to businesses, as well as citizens who access information and services electronically. Its services include application development, desktop, server and infrastructure support and data center operations. The department also offers hardware acquisition and replacement services. Information Technology provides development and maintenance services for external and internal Web sites. The department offers technical support for network and desktop security, software licensing, upgrades and patches and personal computers. It provides various operations plans for disasters and emergencies. In addition, the department supports a data center with more than 3,000 telephones and over 1,800 voice mail accounts and unified messaging. Information Technology is located in Hastings, Minn.