Eventually, a new men's prison will go up in Sioux Falls. But conversations about how better days can follow a sentence will ...

South Dakota is taking steps to better equip inmates for life after incarceration. A task force – with members ranging from ...

A state ad hoc committee centered on finding rehabilitative solutions in South Dakota's correctional system is set to meet in ...

Here’s a look at this morning’s top stories for KELOLAND On the Go. Some residents in De Smet are turning on their faucets to find brown, rusty water coming from the pipes. These residents are growing ...

“You could say a lot of things about this process. I would not call it rushed,” said Lieutenant Gov. Tony Venhuizen, who chaired the summer task force. A truth-in-sentencing bill that requires some ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The Rhoden administration has negotiated an incentive plan with the contractors to encourage savings on the proposed new men’s prison. That new incentive was disclosed on Friday ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– With nearly one month left until state lawmakers make a decision regarding a new men’s prison in the state, contractors are busy are coming up with a plan to build a prison ...

PIERRE — After 144 years, South Dakota lawmakers decided Tuesday it’s time for “the Hill” to retire. The required two-thirds of each legislative chamber voted to endorse a 1,500-bed, $650 million ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers have agreed to replace one of the nation’s oldest prisons, a lockup that predates the state itself. Legislators narrowly passed a bill Tuesday night in ...