South Dakota Department of Corrections

A bill changing the name of the Department of Corrections to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations fails on the House floor.

Gov. Larry Rhoden wants a ‘reset’ on the proposed men’s prison project. Rhoden signed an executive order to form a task force on Thursday morning. The group is comprised of lawmakers and stakeholders to find a path forward on a prison this year.

Despite already studying the idea for years, South Dakota lawmakers will likely miss a key deadline to secure a bid for the 1,500 bed men’s prison near Sioux Falls.

The future of a new, 1,500-bed men’s prison near Sioux Falls is in serious doubt following actions taken by the South Dakota state legislature on Monday. Some state lawmakers want another look at options to alleviate overcrowding in the prison system.

South Dakota House lawmakers are gridlocked over constructing a men’s prison near Sioux Falls.

The fate of a constructing a new men’s prison near Sioux Falls faces its biggest vote yet. The South Dakota House is set to vote on authorizing the project Friday afternoon.

State prison facilities in Sioux Falls is being placed on lockdown status.

A bill is advancing which would rename the state Department of Corrections.

The proposed Lincoln County Corrections center will cost the state no more than $825 million. But that cost doesn’t include construction of the road to get to the prison—the location which is in the middle of a cornfield 20 miles from the existing prison.

A former state prison employee who admitted to having inappropriate contact with an inmate is sentenced to 90 days in prison.