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.

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

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

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...