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Chisago County Human Services is a division within the Department of Health and Human Services in Chisago County, Minn. Programs within this division touch the lives of approximately one in four Chisago County residents. Services provided by this department are intended to help people live as independently as possible. Chisago County Human Services is located in Center City, Minn.

The Burnett County Sheriff's Department is responsible for all calls for assistance, and the dispatch of police, fire and ambulance personnel. The department also offers patrol, investigation and bailiff services. It employs a sheriff, chief deputy, more than 10 deputies, investigators, jail captain and sergeant and dispatchers and jailers. The Burnett County Sheriff's Department is responsible for the service of legal papers. The department is operated by Burnett County, Wis., which additionally manages land and water conservation, information technology, tourism, treasurer, zoning and land use, health and human services, emergency management and maintenance departments. The couth has a population of over 25,000 individuals and covers an area of nearly 820 square miles. The Burnett County Sheriff's Department is located in Siren, Wis.

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.