NEWS
News From the Department of Corrections
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2013
January
1/25 Search underway for missing state prison inmate
February
2/4 Search underway for missing parolee
2/8 Kay Nikolas elected Chair of Board of Pardons and Paroles
2/28 Warden Bob Dooley named Director of Prison Operations
March
3/8 Search underway for missing state prison inmate
3/18 Correctional Officer, Inmates injured in vehicle rollover accident
3/18 Search underway for missing state prison inmate
3/20 State prison inmate back in custody
3/21 New juvenile corrections program will operate from state's West Farm campus
3/21 State prison inmate back in custody
3/28 Search underway for missing state prison inmate
3/28 State prison inmate back in custody
April
4/1 Search underway for missing state prison inmate
4/1 State prison inmate located
4/1 Update on missing inmate report
4/2 Darin Young named next Warden of South Dakota State Penitentiary
4/2 State prison inmate in custody
4/15 DOC crews begin storm cleanup work
4/21 Penitentiary staff member injured in assault by inmate
May
5/3 Correctional Employees Week is May 5-11
5/3 State Penitentiary receives wastewater treatment award
5/7 State prison inmates assisting DOT with roadside cleanup projects
5/11 Search underway for state prison inmate
5/11 State prison inmate back in custody
5/22 Search underway for missing state prison inmate Photo
5/31 State Juvenile Corrections Programs Continue To Shine In PbS Project
June
6/9 Search underway for missing state prison inmate
6/14 State prison inmate back in custody
6/25 Search underway for missing state prison inmate Photo
6/27 Penitentiary Staff Prevent Escape Attempt Photo Photo
July
7/31 Missing State Prison Inmate Photo
7/31 State Prison Inmate Back In Custody
August
8-6 Additional Inmates Complete GED, Vocational Training Programs
September
9-15 Search for Work Release Inmate
9-22 State Prison Inmate Hospitalized Following Apparent Medical Related Fall
9-25 State Prison Inmate Dies Following Apparent Medical-Related Fall
9-26 Search for Missing Community Service Inmates
9-30 State Prison Inmates In Custody
October
10-2 Search For Missing Teen, Son Photo
10-3 Update: Son of Missing Teen Located
10-10 Inmates Donate To Project Warm-Up
10-16 DOC Crews Continue To Assist With Blizzard Clean Up Efforts
10-23 State Prison Inmate Back In Custody
10-24 Inmate Garden Produces More Than 21 Tons Of Food
November
11-15 Former Penitentiary Warden Receives Janklow Law Officer of the Year Award
11-29 Search for Missing Work Release Inmate
11-30 Work Release Inmate In Custody
December
12/11 Search For Missing Work Release Inmate
12/11 State Prison Inmate Back In Custody
12/17 State Prison Inmate Dies
12/20 Inmates, DOC Staff In Holiday Spirit
12/22 STAR Academy Juvenile Dies
12/27 Search For Missing Work Release Inmate