Rep. Mike Derby, a Republican from Rapid City who co-chairs the Joint Committee on Appropriations, told News Watch that ...

Nick Lamb is South Dakota’s new secretary of corrections. He began in November and is in charge of the state’s prison ...

The South Dakota Department of Corrections is claiming victory over an alleged drug smuggling ring operating in its state prisons, but certain details about the bust remain limited. DOC Secretary ...

The South Dakota Department of Corrections still needs to hire about 133 employees for the Level III secure facility, which ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — 30 men and women of various backgrounds will soon gather for the first time as South Dakota’s Correctional Rehabilitation Task Force: a group organized to help pave the way ...

The state Department of Corrections, which has struggled to maintain workers in the past, must hire 133 staff members for the ...

Cells at the South Dakota State Penitentiary. (Courtesy of South Dakota Department of Corrections) South Dakota lawmakers will gather in September to decide whether to replace the state penitentiary.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Offenders and staff from the South Dakota Department of Corrections (DOC) are helping clear storm damage in Custer State Park following last week’s windstorm. Secretary of ...

A new report by Arrington Watkins, a consultant commissioned by the state of South Dakota, is recommending the state "move forward" with plans to build a new men's prison. The consultant report ...

The prison's Level III security status requires continuously controlled perimeters and a wall or double perimeter fencing ...