Corrections Connection
This page includes additional information on SDDOC related programs, policies, etc. through DOC documents, or press releases from other state agencies.
2021
Governor's Column: Budgeting for the Future
Governor's Press Release: Gov. Noem Announces Department of Corrections Staffing Changes
Governor's Press Release: Secretary Mike Leidholt Announces Retirement
Governor's Press Release: State Selects CGL Group to Review Department of Corrections
Governor's Press Release: Gov. Noem Makes Further Announcement Regarding State Penitentiary
Governor's Press Release: Gov. Noem Makes Announcement Regarding South Dakota State Penitentiary
2020
Goveror's Column: Respecting (and Recruiting) Law Enforcement
Governor's Press Release: South Dakota Launches a Nationwide Effort to Fill Law Enforcement Positions
2019
Governor's Column: Combating Meth for a Safer South Dakota
Governor's Column: Addressing the Stigma Around Mental Health
Governor's Column: Reclaiming Hope
Governor's Column: Battling the Meth Epidemic
2018
Intermediate Correctional Intervention Program (ICIP)
Governor's Column: In The Spirit of Dr. Mead (Mental Health)
2018 DOC Legislative Summary
Governor's Column: The Purpose of SD's Juvenile Justice System
Parole Board Structured Decision Making
Governor's Column: The Complex Issue Of Addiction
Notice on Correspondence Changes February 1, 2018 update
2017
Juvenile Justice Annual Report Released
Facility Energy Conservation Update
Governor's Column: Get Serious About Tackling Opioid Abuse
No Drone Zones
State of South Dakota Rolls Out Nation's First Paperless Pardon Process
Governor's Column: Juvenile Justice Reforms Showing Promising Results
Oversight Council Releases Juvenile Report
Governor Signs Surplus Land Bills
Governor's Column: Stewardship
Annual Criminal Justice Report Released
Governor's Column: Taking on the Meth Problem
2016
Smart on Crime workgroup, report
Governor's Column: Criminal Justice Reform Update
Governor's Column: Meth Changes Everything
Meth Changes Everything Campaign Kicks Off
Governor's Column: Mental Illness and South Dakota's Criminal Justice System
Governor's Column: The Fight Against Meth
Gov. Daugaard Announces Closure of STAR Academy
Governor's Column: Implementing Juvenile Justice Reforms
2015
PSIA Annual Report Released
Salute to Service
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Reentry Program
Facility Energy Audits
2014