South Dakota Department of Corrections

Officials say a lockdown of state prison facilities in Sioux Falls has ended.

A former prison employee is pleading guilty to one count of having prohibited sexual contact with an inmate.

The South Dakota Department of Corrections is implementing a pilot program for messaging and video visits.

This weeks’ lockdown at the state penitentiary resulted in searches, with multiple dangerous items being recovered from the site.

Harrisburg City Council members rejected the state’s offer of $7 million dollars to allow the new men's state prison to connect to the city's water system.

The Department of Corrections is notifying law enforcement and the public about the release of an inmate who they consider to be “high risk.”

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says a wave of recent arrests involving inmates and several former Department of corrections employees reflects efforts to keep prisons safe.

Opponents of a new men’s prison in development are again voicing their concerns over the project’s cost and location.

Six people are indicted in connection to five crimes reported in the South Dakota prison system.

Officials say another $80 million is in the state reserves due to a budget surplus following the end of the last fiscal year on July 1.