Concern over DOC prison cost leaves funding bill without committee recommendation
Lawmakers advanced a bill that would appropriate the last round of one-time funding needed to pay for a new men's prison.
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FAQ about the planned 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 ...
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Behind the walls of the SD State Penitentiary: Part II
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — 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 ...
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Sioux Falls Police Chief John Thum believes new prison would help the state
Sioux Falls Police chief John Thum believes that a modern facility would benefit the state. In the late 1980’s Chief Thum’s ...
Former South Dakota prison employee sentenced for engaging in sexual act with inmate
A former employee of the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield was sentenced to prison Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 after pleading ...
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Another busy day ahead for South Dakota lawmakers
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.
Senate panel endorses easing of SD’s one-of-a-kind drug ingestion laws
Drug ingestion would no longer be a felony crime on the first or second offense under the terms of a bill endorsed by a ...
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Former South Dakota prison employee sentenced for sexual contact with inmate
The 36-year-old woman, a former employee of the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield, was sentenced Tuesday in Bon Homme County Circuit Court, according to a release from the South Dakota ...