Lawmakers advanced a bill that would appropriate the last round of one-time funding needed to pay for a new men's prison.

How did the proposed prison make it to 2025 and what are the common questions that continue to be addressed in various ...

A former employee of the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield was sentenced to prison Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 after pleading ...

While House Bill 1025 now goes to the House Committee on Appropriations in Pierre, the House State Affairs committee gave no ...

Matthew Lee Mierkey, 59, pleaded guilty to multiple habitual offender charges on Jan. 23. A sentencing hearing is not set in ...

Canton, seeks to halt all spending on the South Dakota Correctional Facility until a new task force can make recommendations.

Lawmakers in Pierre on Wednesday voted to send to appropriators a bill authorizing the construction of the South Dakota Correctional Facility. They did so without recommendation, however.

The South Dakota Legislature faces a packed agenda Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2025). The House State Affairs Committee meets to consider the Department of Corrections Lincoln County prison construction bill.

No matter how much a South Dakotan loves or hates a piece of legislation in Pierre, it’s just that: only a bill, at least temporarily. House Bill 1025, which would ...

The groups vocalizing support for the project include the South Dakota State’s Attorneys Association, the South Dakota Sheriffs Association, and the South Dakota Police Chiefs Association.

The 36-year-old woman, a former employee of the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield, was sentenced Tuesday.