Matthew Lee Mierkey, 59, pleaded guilty to multiple habitual offender charges on Jan. 23. A sentencing hearing is not set in the case.

Parents First When It Comes to Religion, by Rep. Will Mortenson (R-Fort Pierre) ...

Sioux Falls Police chief John Thum believes that a modern facility would benefit the state. In the late 1980’s Chief Thum’s ...

Richards passed away at the Jameson Annex to the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls on February 6, 2025. Richards ...

Among the stops on a tour Wednesday of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls was a group shower, a location which the state Department of Corrections ...

Opponents, including some lawmakers, have said there are alternative plans such as revamping several men’s prisons and ...

A 41-year-old Norris, South Dakota man has been sentenced to one year and one month in federal prison for failing to register ...

A former employee of the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield was sentenced to prison Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 after pleading ...

KELOLAND News hadn’t had the chance to bring a camera behind the walls of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in recent years ...

The 36-year-old woman, a former employee of the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield, was sentenced Tuesday.

Canton, seeks to halt all spending on the South Dakota Correctional Facility until a new task force can make recommendations.

Governor Larry Rhoden calls it “gothic” and studies have shown it’s outdated and unsafe. Photos show a view of the current ...