South Dakota lawmakers will gather in September to decide whether to replace the state penitentiary. On Friday, Gov. Larry ...

Gov. Larry Rhoden has announced the date of when lawmakers will weigh and pass legislation for a new state prison. The special legislative session will be at 9 a.m. Sept. 9, according to a press ...

In the early 1880s, multiple state institutions were divided throughout the Dakota Territory. Those institutions included the ...

As both sides will continue in the courtroom next week, Wanda Bertrum, spokesperson for the Prison Policy Initiative, said ...

A South Dakota inmate who allegedly provided a drug to another inmate that led to his death in February has pleaded not guilty to charges against him.

A current inmate at Mike Durfee State Prison was in the same courtroom as current and former leadership at the DOC. At issue: a lawsuit alleging inadequate nutrition in the state’s prisons.

The South Dakota Project Prison Reset Task Force reached its most logical, least surprising conclusion last week when it recommended two sites near Sioux Falls as potential homes for a ...