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    December 3, 2017
    Missing South Dakota prison inmate back in custody
    YANKTON (AP) — Authorities say a South Dakota state prison inmate who failed to report to his work release jobsite is back in custody. The South Dakota Department of Corrections says inmate Benjamin Johnson returned to the Yankton Community Work Center just before 7 p-.m. Saturday....
    news/crime-and-courtsDecember 3, 2017 - 1:30pm
    November 17, 2017
    South Dakota inmate sues warden over hormone therapy
    SIOUX FALLS (AP) — An inmate is suing the warden of a South Dakota prison for allegedly withholding hormone therapy treatment. The Argus Leader...
    newsNovember 17, 2017 - 3:00pm
    October 26, 2017
    Inmate at South Dakota penitentiary arrested in attack
    SIOUX FALLS (AP) — An inmate at the South Dakota State Penitentiary is accused of trying to kill a Department of Corrections employee. South...
    newsOctober 26, 2017 - 5:31pm
    October 14, 2017
    South Dakota State Penitentiary inmate dies 
    SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Authorities say a South Dakota state prison inmate has died. Corrections Department officials say 54-year-old Wade Aikins...
    newsOctober 14, 2017 - 5:02pm
    Inmates at Mike Durfee State Prison participate in a drum circle Saturday during the opening ceremony of a Wacipi powwow. The Daily Republic was allowed to take photos at the event with the stipulation that faces of inmates would not be shown. (Jake Shama / Republic)
    Powwow adds color to local prison
    SPRINGFIELD — Feathers, beads and dancing regalia added color this weekend to a local prison. On Saturday, nearly 400 people attended a...
    newsMay 14, 2017 - 1:01pm
    April 27, 2017
    Springfield inmates arrested for prison assault
    SPRINGFIELD — Two inmates in Springfield were arrested after allegedly assaulting a man in prison. Robert Hernandez and John Reddest, both...
    newsApril 27, 2017 - 5:00pm
    April 18, 2017
    Escaped South Dakota prison inmate back in custody
    SIOUX FALLS (AP) — A South Dakota prison inmate who was placed on escape status last week is back in custody. Corrections officials say Sioux...
    newsApril 18, 2017 - 4:38pm
    March 30, 2017
    Missing state prison inmate back in custody in Rapid City
    RAPID CITY (AP) — A state prison inmate who walked away from a minimum-security facility in Rapid City is back in custody. South Dakota corrections officials say 51-year-old Robert Running Shield was placed on escape status Monday night after leaving the Rapid City Community Work...
    newsMarch 30, 2017 - 10:47am
    March 22, 2017
    Inmate dies in South Dakota's Springfield prison
    SPRINGFIELD (AP) — South Dakota corrections officials say an inmate has died at the Springfield prison. The Department of Corrections says 62-year-old Dennis Lambert died Sunday at the Mike Durfee State Prison following an illness. Lambert was serving two consecutive 10-year sentences...
    newsMarch 22, 2017 - 11:34am
    March 13, 2017
    The number of people on work release as dropped to lower than normal in Davison County. (Matt Gade / Republic)
    Jail population, work release numbers down in 2017
    Work is the gateway to a crime-free life. That's what First Circuit Court Judge Tim Bjorkman thinks, and it's why he lets some inmates in Davison...
    newsMarch 13, 2017 - 5:05pm
    January 3, 2017
    ND inmate charged with stabbing another inmate in the mouth with pencil
    MINOT, N.D. -- A 29-year-old Flint, Mich., man is accused of assaulting another inmate at the Ward County Jail in Minot on New Year's Day.According...
    newsJanuary 3, 2017 - 5:56pm
    December 27, 2016
    Wetu Kiyukan, 21, of Mitchell, did not return to the Davison County Jail on Tuesday afternoon after being granted a two-hour furlough, according to the Davison County Sheriff's Office. (Photo courtesy of the Davison County Sheriff's Office)
    Inmate fails to return to Davison Co. Jail
    Authorities are searching for a Davison County Jail inmate who has failed to return to jail after a two-hour furlough. Wetu Kiyukan, 21, of Mitchell,...
    newsDecember 27, 2016 - 6:08pm
    April 16, 2015
    Inmate missing from Yankton prison arrested in Pierre
    PIERRE (AP) — An inmate missing from a minimum-security prison in Yankton has been arrested in Pierre. KCCR radio reports that 28-year-old Jonathan Archambeau turned himself in to police on Wednesday. Archambeau had been placed on escape status Sunday night when he failed...
    newsApril 16, 2015 - 11:42am
    73-year-old state prison inmate dies after lengthy illness
    YANKTON (AP) — A state prison inmate has died after what state corrections officials say was a lengthy illness. Seventy-three-year-old Ronald Rodden died Wednesday at a Yankton hospital. Rodden was serving three consecutive 15-year sentences for second-degree rape in Pennington...
    newsApril 16, 2015 - 11:24am
    April 13, 2015
    Yankton prison inmate missing, placed on escape status
    YANKTON (AP) — An inmate missing from a minimum-security prison in Yankton has been placed on escape status. Corrections officials say 28-year-old Jonathan Archambeau failed to return from his work-release job on Sunday night. Archambeau is serving a four-year sentence for...
    newsApril 13, 2015 - 2:18pm
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