South Dakota Department of Corrections

Two inmates have been found guilty of assaulting correctional officers at the South Dakota penitentiary.

Teresa Bittinger is no longer warden of the State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls.

A Lincoln County judge dismissed a lawsuit over the Department of Corrections’ plans to build a men’s prison near Harrisburg.

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.