A South Dakota state prisoner has died of apparent natural causes at the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield.

The South Dakota Department of Corrections said Sunday that 55-year-old inmate Joseph Schmitz died at the Mike Durfee State ...

Project Prison Reset’s task force is set to focus on 14 options for new prison facilities in South Dakota. The group is ...

As the South Dakota officials consider a new Level 5 prison facility near Mitchell, many residents are voicing concerns about safety — particularly the fear that it will bring a wave of former inmates ...

The questions have had South Dakota taxpayers’ attention for some time: where might a new prison go and what might the facility or facilities cost? Answers might ...

Sioux Falls may be moving closer to hosting a proposed new men’s prison as other communities reject the idea in their areas.

Task force recommends $600M men's prison, down from DOC's $825M ask State House Majority Leader Scott Odenbach, R-Spearfish, made a motion to limit the total budgetary cost for the construction of ...