The South Dakota Legislature voted in special session Tuesday to approve a new state prison to replace an overcrowded 140-year-old facility in Sioux Falls. It will be the most expensive ...
State officials are looking into a possible drug connection in the death of inmate Kaleb Lukkes. Family members say Lukkes ...
The South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, as seen on Jan. 9, 2023. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) When the South Dakota Legislature convenes for a special session Tuesday at the ...
Gov. Larry Rhoden has issued 65 pardons and one commutation since taking office in January, according to records on file with ...
A new prison population report from the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, released before the federal shutdown, shows ...
South Dakota ranks third in the percentage growth of inmate population of all U.S. states. The federal Bureau of Justice ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers have agreed to replace one of the nation’s oldest prisons, a lockup that predates the state itself. Legislators narrowly passed a bill Tuesday night in ...