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2001

December

12-20 Two Youth Run Away From Living Center

November

11-7 Janklow Plans To "Phase Down" Juvenile Corrections At Plankinton

October

10-19 Boot Camp Runaway Back In Custody

10-19 Youth Runs Away from Brady Boot Camp

10-10 State Prison Inmate Escapes During Transport to Roberts County

September

9-27 Inmates Assist Fight BH Fire

9-13 CYCC Superintendent Receives SDCA Award

9-13 Corrections Commission Meeting Postponed

9-6 State Prison Inmate Back In Custody

9-4 Search Continues for Walkaway from Yankton Trusty Unit

August

8-15 Durfee State Prison Reaches Educational Milestone

8-1 Inmates Assist with Black Hills Fires

July

7-31 Third Boot Camp Runaway In Custody

7-30 Inmate Crews Assist Lennox Cleanup Efforts

7-27 Department of Corrections Begins New Pilot Project

7-26 Boot Camp Runaways Caught

7-23 Search under way Boot Camp Runaways

7-15 Governor, Chief Justice Honor Court Service, Parole, Juvenile Corrections Staff

7-3 Living Center B Student Back In Custody

7-2 Student Walks Away from Living Center B Program near Custer

7-2 Penitentiary Inmate Dies; Autopsy Planned

june

6-12 Prison Inmates Assist in Estelline Storm Cleanup

May

5-31 Janklow Plans Massive Cleanup Effort

5-23 Student Apprehended Following Escape from State Training School

5-22 Inmates Assist Children's Organizations

5-21 Search Underway for Custer Youth Corrections Center Absconder

5-14 Inmate Walkaway Back In Custody

April

4-17 Inmate Walks Away From Unit C

4-17 Staff, Volunteers Recognized for Work with Corrections Department

4-12 Student, Staff Assaulted by Students at State Training School

4-11 Parole Employees Honored for Service to State

4-11 Inmates Ready To Help With Flooding Prevention Efforts

March

3-19 Prison Escapee Back In Custody

3-17 Penitentiary Inmate Dies of Suicide

3-16 Former Minnesota Vikings players offer hope to Training School students

3-5 Redfield Trusty Unit Escapees Back In Custody

February

2-28 Boot Camp Student wins SDSMT Contest

2-26 SDSP Inmate Death Masters Update

2-22 Penitentiary Inmate Dies of Apparent Suicide

2-5 Inmate Back In Custody