NEWS

News From the Department of Corrections

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2018

December

12/7     Public Notice of High Risk Inmate Release       

 

November

 

11/19     State Prison Inmate Melvin Edelman Dies 

11/18     State Prison Inmate Randy Brave Back In Custody

11/17     Inmate Randy Brave Placed on Escape Status

11/13     Inmate Berget Certificate of Execution

11/13     Transcript of Inmate Rodney Berget execution 

11/11     Inmate Jeremy LaPlante in Custody

11/11     Inmate Vance Orth Back in Custody

11/1       Inmate Vance Orth Placed on Escape Status 

 

October

10/26      Execution date, time set for Inmate Rodney Berget

 

September

9/26  Public Notice of High Risk Inmate Release

 

August

 

8/27   Community Service Inmate Cody Larson In Custody

8/26   Community Service Inmate Cody Larson Placed on Escape Status

8/13   Work Release Inmate Matthew Shaw Placed on Escape Status

8/5     State Prison Inmate Ervin Cook Back In Custody

8/4     State Prison Inmate Ervin Cook Placed on Escape Status

 

July


7/24  Wanda Markland Named Warden of South Dakota Womens Prison
 

June
 


6/23   State Prison Inmate Jeffery Quick Bear Dies

6/18   State Prison Inmate Robbie Thennis Dies


6/8   Community Service Inmate Jesse White Thunder on Escape Status

 


May
 


5/2   Community Service Inmate Victor Dotson On Escape Status  
 

 


April

4/30   Work Release Inmate Alan Standing Soldier Back In Custody

4/16   Work Release Inmate Dillinger Mueller Back In Custody

4/10   Work Release Inmate Dillinger Mueller on Escape Status



March
 

 


3/27    Work Release Inmate Reid Lande Back in Custody
 

3/27    Work Release Inmate Reid Lande Placed on Escape Status
 

3/12    Work Release Inmate Casey Williams Back in Custody


3/11    Work Release Inmate Casey Williams Placed on Escape Status  
 

3/5      Work Release Inmate Alan Standing Soldier Placed on Escape Status
 

3/5      Work Release Inmate Shawn Daniels Placed on Escape Status


February

 

2/23     State Prison Inmate Manuel Torres Dies



January

 

1/24     State Prison Inmate Robert Sumner Dies

1/19     Inmate Alton Clifford on Escape Status

1/8       State Prison Inmate Robert Brim Dies