And the state needs a smaller, more modern prison to house and rehabilitate women who committed serious crimes. The existing ...

The task force’s recommendation now has to go to the state legislature to get approved, so we’re still likely multiple years away from actually having a new men’s prison. In the meantime, Wasko says ...

Brian Koehn, a Marine Corps veteran and former warden, is leading a movement to transform the criminal justice system with ...

Two Project Prison Reset Task Force members provided updates on Wednesday in Yankton on the selection of Sioux Falls as the ...

The price estimate for the northeastern Sioux Falls prison complex is $725 million. That’s $100 million less than a 1,500-bed ...

As the South Dakota officials consider a new Level 5 prison facility near Mitchell, many residents are voicing concerns about safety — particularly the fear that it will bring a wave of former inmates ...

The ACLU of Colorado released records obtained via a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit that reveal which companies are trying to get those contracts.