2 Minimum-Security Inmates Missing in Sioux Falls
Authorities are searching for two inmates missing from the South Dakota State Penitentiary's minimum-security unit.
Prison
Attorney General Marty Jackley Seeks May Execution for Rodney Berget
Attorney General has asked South Dakota court officials to set a spring execution date for a man ordered to die for his role in killing a state prison guard.
Release of Suspects is Subject of Pilot Program
Judges in Aberdeen, Rapid City and Sioux Falls soon might have better information to help them decide whether to lock up or release suspects awaiting trial.
Another South Dakota Prison Inmate Found Dead in Sioux Falls Cell
State prison officials say an inmate serving a life sentence for first-degree murder has been found dead in his cell.
Reaching Out to Mothers in Prison
A special program for women in prison is making a difference in the community.
Woman Arrested for Having Sex with Inmate on Prison Grounds
The wife of an inmate has been arrested on trespassing and other charges after she was found having sex with her husband on the grounds of the South Dakota State Penitentiary.
Minnehaha County Residents Can Find Out ‘Who’s Behind Bars’ with New Website
A new development will allow the public to find out who is locked up in Minnehaha County.
4 Kittens Pull ‘Break-in’ at New York Prison
FORT ANN, N.Y. (AP) — A litter of kittens has found a cozy home in the least cozy of places — a maximum-security prison in upstate New York.
Man Alleging Police Torture Released from Prison
PONTIAC, Ill. (AP) — A man who says Chicago police tortured him until he confessed to a rape he didn't commit has been released from prison after spending 30 years behind bars.
Incarceration Rates High for Native American and Hispanic Men in South Dakota
(NPN) – South Dakota has the second highest incarceration rate of Native American men and the fourth highest rate of incarceration of Hispanic men.