Department of Corrections

More than 35 percent of state Department of Corrections employees have left during the current fiscal year.That’s according to retention numbers the department has released. Officials say that number is getting better.

In The Moment ... April 27, 2020 Show 804 Hour 1With a national shortage of personal protective equipment, finding the masks, gowns, and face shields to…

In The Moment ... February 4, 2019 Show 508 Hour 2Governor Kristi Noem appointed Michael Liedholt to be her secretary of corrections for the State of…

In 2011, prison officer Ron Johnson was murdered by two inmates who were trying to escape. His widow, Lynette Johnson, sued the South Dakota Department of…

There are fewer kids being put into juvenile detention. Lawmakers learned about the numbers Monday and Juvenile Corrections personnel say it’s because of…

South Dakota parolees who need housing assistance following their sentence are usually placed in minimum-security correctional facilities. But now a group…