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.

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

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

A bill that would “have “prohibit the use of a diversity, equity, or inclusion program in a law enforcement agency” in South Dakota died in a ...

Among the stops on a tour Wednesday of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls was a group shower, a location which the state Department of Corrections ...

A fight over so-called "truth in sentencing" legislation between Drew Wrigley and state prison officials has gotten ugly, and ...

A set of bills with the backing of North Dakota’s governor could help reduce recidivism and support recovery for inmates ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...