South Dakota Department of Corrections

A skeptic of the proposed Lincoln County prison site says the state of South Dakota should not rush to build a new facility.

A recent South Dakota prison report recommends the state build a 1,700 bed men’s prison near Sioux Falls. The best place for a new men’s prison is within a 30-minute commute from the existing men’s prison, the report said.

A new report says if South Dakota doesn’t change its sentencing laws, the state’s prison population will increase by 30 percent in ten years.

The South Dakota corrections system needs to significantly increase its capacity in the next decade to house male offenders. That’s according to a highly anticipated consultant report for a governor-appointed prison task force.

The South Dakota Department of Corrections is issuing a warning about the release of an inmate considered “high risk.”

A task force to find a path forward on building a new men’s prison agrees that the state of South Dakota needs to replace the 144-year-old building in Sioux Falls.

A task force looking to craft a proposal for a new men’s prison will weigh the pros and cons of 11 East River locations at its next meeting.

The South Dakota Department of Corrections is issuing a warning about the release of an inmate considered “high risk.”

Though the South Dakota Legislature balked at committing additional funds for a new men’s prison, the battle is far from over. Now, a lawsuit is before the state Supreme Court pitting the state against residents near the proposed site.

A federal judge is rejecting the appeal of South Dakota’s lone death row inmate to overturn his guilty plea.