Lawmakers in Pierre voted to send to appropriators a bill authorizing construction of the South Dakota Correctional Facility ...

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

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.

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

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

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

Opponents continue to hold strong in protest over House Bill 1025 as Lincoln County landowners fear a constant black cloud over the area.

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

KELOLAND News hadn’t had the chance to bring a camera behind the walls of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in recent years ...

The bill to fund the last portion of a new men’s prison in Lincoln County will advance to the House Appropriations Committee ...

A bill that sought to "prohibit the use of a diversity, equity, or inclusion program in a law enforcement agency" in South ...

South Dakota Corrections spokesperson Michael Winder said that the department already remits the trust-land disbursements to the state general fund. A spokesperson for the Wyoming Department of ...