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The South Dakota Department of Corrections has selected a site for a new state penitentiary.
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Two state prison inmates accused of attacking a correctional officer have been indicted on charges including attempted first-degree murder.
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With populations in larger cities increasing across the state, Sioux Falls breaks ground on a public “One Stop.” The new service building will be located at Dawley Farm and construction is already underway.
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Two state penitentiary inmates have been charged with assaulting a correctional officer early Thursday morning. Attorney general Marty Jackley announced the charges later the same day.
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There’s another leadership shakeup at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls.
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Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a pair of bills into law providing funding for two new major prison projects.
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A bill to allow state circuit judges to refer kids to the Department of Corrections for repeat nonviolent offenses has crossed its last legislative hurdle.
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The House Judiciary Committee heard two Senate bills that arose from a summer interim study designed to improve juvenile justice in South Dakota.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Senate Bill 4 aimed at give judges in South Dakota greater discretion to send juvenile repeat offenders to DOC
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A bill to construct a new women's prison in Rapid City comes before the legislature this year.