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Investigation shuts down texting, email, tablet-based phone calls for inmates and families
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe South Dakota Department of Corrections has suspended tablet-based phone calls, texting and email...
Homicides in Sioux Falls area are the lowest they've been in 14 years, police say
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Sioux Falls area community has seen only two homicides within the last year, the lowest number...
$97K OK'd to repair Codington Co. jail doors that lead to maximum, medium-security areas
Watertown Public Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRepairs continue to be needed at the Codington County Detention Center. The jail's problems include...
South Dakota defense lawyers decry wait times, pat-down searches at penitentiary
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFor months, taxpayer-funded public defenders, public advocates and court-appointed private attorneys...
South Dakota lawmakers want to tighten how the state handles parole eligibility
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPIERRE — A new bill, called "Truth in Sentencing," would require people convicted of serious violent...
Two of 11 South Dakota State Penitentiary inmates tied to March incident in prison for homicide
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOf the 11 inmates, two have been convicted for taking the life of a person. Only one connected with the March incident is facing a charge for a violent act.
Inmate at high-risk to reoffend being released from South Dakota prison, DOC says
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe South Dakota Department of Corrections is providing notification to law enforcement and the public about the pending release of a state prison inmate considered to be at high risk to reoffend ...
Attempted car robbery ends in man pulling gun on officer, court documents say
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA 30-year-old man was indicted Wednesday for an attempted car robbery that ended in him pulling a gun on law enforcement, according to court documents. Francisco Joseph Bennett, from Sioux Falls ...
South Dakota's mental health access struggles have been ongoing for years
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's note: The story below mentions mental health issues. If you need help or know someone who does, please call 988, the national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, available for 24/7, free and ...
This Sioux Falls woman is charged with murdering a man. Court records allege that man raped her.
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe second person arrested in connection to the death of Nigussie Bulti is alleging he raped her, recently filed court documents show. Taylor Jade Crossley, 26, of Sioux Falls, was indicted ...