South Dakota Department of Corrections

A former DOC medication aide has pleaded guilty to a count of compounding a felony and one count of possession of an unauthorized article.

Gov. Kristi Noem wants to make temporary tax cuts permanent while fully funding a proposed men’s prison facility outside of Sioux Falls.

Governor Kristi Noem will address several competing factors in her annual state budget address. The address could be her last. Noem must outline how she will fund state government while balancing one high priced ticket item when revenues are coming in lower than projected. There's also growing pressure for property tax relief.

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.