NEWS

News From the department of corrections

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2008

December

12-4 Board of Pardons and Paroles members named

November

11-11 State Prison inmate back in custody

11-11 Search underway for missing state prison inmate

October

10-28 State prison inmate back in custody

10-28 Search underway for inmate that failed to return from Work Release job

10-20 Inmate Garden produces nearly 14 tons of food

10-16 State Prison Imate Back In Custody

10-16 Search underway for inmate that failed to return from work release job

10-8 Missing prison truck located

10-8 State prison inmate back in custody

10-6 Search continues for missing inmate, truck

10-6 Search underway for inmate missing from Springfield prison

September

9-15 State Prison Inmate Back in Custody

August

8-28 Council of Juvenile Services meeting agenda for September 3-4

8-15 State Prison Inmate Dies

8-12 Search under way for walk-away from Rapid City Minimum Unit

8-4 State prison inmates continue to help with clean-up in Webster & Waubay areas

July

7-29 STAR Academy youth back in custody

7-29 Search underway for STAR Academy youth

7-21 Prison Population Drops for Second year in a row

7-18 State prison inmates deployed to Fall River County

7-14 Court Service Officers and Parole and Juvenile Corrections Agents Honored

June

6-2 STAR Academy runaways back in custody

6-1 Search under way for STAR Academy Runaways

May

5-16 Minimum security unit in Redfield Unit Close

5-4 State prison inmate dies

5-2 Governor Rounds proclaims May 4-10 as Correctional Employees Week

April

4-11 DOC proceeds with plans for Rapid City Unit

4-7 State prison inmate dies

4-7 State prison inmate dies

March

3-13 State prison inmate dies

3-12 Inmate phone system contract to allow lower rates

3-6 State Prison Inmate walks away from Rapid City Minimum Unit

January

1-28 State prison inmates deployed to Black Hills fire

1-25 State prison inmates to assist in clearing fire hydrants in Sioux Falls

1-14 Yankton man elected chairman of Board of Pardons and Paroles

1-4 New STAR Academy Superintendent named

1-3 State prison inmate dies