PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — In the South Dakota Capitol on the morning of September 23, the state’s lieutenant governor, Tony Venhuizen, will make the short walk up the carpeted steps to reach the rostrum ...

DOC Deputy Secretary Brent Fluke will also have a place on the committee. Kellie Wasko, the correctional department's ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The special session of the South Dakota state legislature on Tuesday, Sept. 23 is months in the making. Back in February, lawmakers voted against appropriating money to ...

State Rep. Mike Derby says South Dakota should be looking to its northern counterpart for ideas on the state’s prison system.

Gov. Larry Rhoden, surrounded by legislators and other officeholders and staff, signs an executive order creating a rehabilitation task force on Sept. 23, 2025, at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre.

FILE - The South Dakota State Penitentiary sits north of downtown Sioux Falls, S.D., May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Sarah Raza, File) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers have agreed to replace ...

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 ...

The South Dakota Legislature voted in special session Tuesday to approve a new state prison to replace an overcrowded 140-year-old facility in Sioux Falls ...