Incarceration

A recent report from The Sentencing Project, The Color of Justice: Racial and Ethnic Disparity in State Prisons, finds 1 in 60 Black adults in South Dakota are incarcerated.

In The Moment ... October 17. 2018 Show 443 Hour 2Incarcerating people struggling with addiction is not only expensive, it's proving to be ineffective.…

In The Moment ... August 7, 2018 Show 395 Hour 2How do South Dakotans feel about alternatives to prison? What has South Dakota already done to reduce…

In The Moment ... August 6, 2018 Show 394 Hour 1What is the difference between Smart Justice and Criminal Justice? How can South Dakota expand the use of…

A new study shows judicial reforms saved South Dakota $34 million in the first two years. Sweeping changes in mid-2013 included presumptive probation.…

A report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation in Baltimore shows states aren’t doing enough to support children after parent is sentenced to prison. The…

Senators voted in favor of changing the way revenue from the alcoholic beverage fund is distributed. Currently, 25 percent of the money goes to…

Sarah Bryer, director of the National Juvenile Justice Network and Greg Sattizahn, state court administrator for the Unified Judicial System, discussed…