Nick Lamb is South Dakota’s new secretary of corrections. He began in November and is in charge of the state’s prison ...

The South Dakota Department of Corrections aims to cut its turnover rate by 12 percentage points in the next year, in part by offering recruits a better idea of what they’re in for. The number of open ...

More than $8 billion in public funding is available for the next five years in South Dakota.

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Legislation that would toughen penalties for possessing or ingesting illegal drugs in South Dakota’s ...

While money will be tight, South Dakota lawmakers are expected to still have a busy session with critical issues such as property tax relief.

Lawmakers convened Jan. 13 for the formal address, which served as an outline of Gov. Rhoden's agenda for South Dakota's ...

Born behind bars, the Unforgiven evolved into a disciplined extremist organization. Members are indoctrinated, tested through ...

As more women enter state prisons while pregnant, lawmakers and corrections officials are expanding prison nursery programs, ...

Gov. Larry Rhoden's "strong, safe and free" vision for South Dakota, an iteration of his predecessor's, is being adapted once ...

Prosecutors say Nathan Chasing Horse used his reputation as a Lakota medicine man to prey on Indigenous women and girls and sexually assault them, while his defense attorney said during opening ...

No. 21 Duke has regrouped from a 3-6 start to win 10 straight games and return to the AP Top 25. The Blue Devils entered the ...