Richard William Russell will serve 30 years in the state penitentiary for possessing child porn materials. He was initially arrested in early May.

The unknowns are the most concerning pieces of the puzzle currently,” said Heath Larson, the Associated School Boards of South Dakota executive director.

Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko told the Corrections Commission that prison staff found contraband in sweat lodges ...

The facility is intended to largely replace the existing penitentiary in Sioux Falls, parts of which date to 1881.

Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko told the South Dakota Corrections Commission that prison staff found contraband in sweat ...

During a meeting of the South Dakota Corrections Commission, DOC Secretary Kellie Wasko shared some details on the September ...

An 87-year-old Bismarck man facing a potential life sentence for sexually abusing girls was sentenced Monday to serve a year ...

The guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for the planned new men's prison is about $825 million, South Dakota Department of ...

Watertown and Aberdeen Republicans Josephine Garcia and Brandei Schaefbauer will join 37 other female lawmakers in Pierre when the 2025 session starts.

The planned new men’s prison in Lincoln County has an $826 million guaranteed maximum price. When built, it will also join ...

For Secretary of Corrections Kellie Wasko, the new prison can’t come soon enough because the current one is struggling.

As of May 2024, Kristi Noem has reportedly been banned from all tribal lands in South Dakota. Not to put too fine a point on ...