Participants in a welding program for minimum security inmates are pictured at Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls on Oct. 7, 2024. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) The South Dakota ...

Despite the negative impression one might have of the state’s correctional system, highlighted by reports of inmate mistreatment and injuries sustained by prison guards quelling prisoner assaults, ...

Some state lawmakers want to see more job training for inmates. Earlier this year, Governor Andy Beshear announced that only 30% of released inmates returned to prison within two years. But state ...

Dylan Hinchberger, 31, began using illicit substances at 11 years old. He said for the longest time, he wasn’t able to admit ...

York County District Attorney Tim Barker is providing an update in the death investigation of Haywood Dixon Jr.

Morgan County corrections officers are getting extra training to help them better handle crises at the jail. This is their ...