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

Rep. Mike Derby, a Republican from Rapid City who co-chairs the Joint Committee on Appropriations, told News Watch that ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday that would increase criminal penalties for drugs inside South Dakota ...

Legislation that would toughen penalties for possessing or ingesting illegal drugs in South Dakota’s prisons or while on ...

South Dakota's top law enforcement officer wants greater deterrents for smuggling drugs into the state's prisons.

Do we spend the money when they’re so young so they have the chance to become good productive citizens, or do we spend it on ...

No state that borders South Dakota has publicly confirmed a lethal overdose in a state prison in 2025. South Dakota has reported eight. Most of the suspected or confirmed overdose deaths are thought ...

No other place in the world incarcerates women at a higher rate than South Dakota, according to research by a prison-focused nonprofit, and the construction of a second women’s prison in the state ...

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. PIERRE, S.D. – As much as lawmakers debated whether South Dakota ...

Lawmakers will consider the measure alongside bills on foreign campaign donations, deepfakes, crypto search rules, and ...