Blair County leaders are showing interest in a consulting company’s proposal to examine prison staffing levels and potential improvements through the use of computer software apps. While the initial ...

Lawmakers in Pierre on Wednesday voted to send to appropriators a bill authorizing the construction of the South Dakota Correctional Facility. They did so without recommendation, however.

According to the Beresford Police Department, a Beresford man was arrested Sunday for substitution of license plates and ...

In addition to shouldering the more obvious financial burdens, including road and bridge upkeep, South Dakota’s counties are ...

To gauge future needs, the Yankton County Commission approved a $55,000 study at its Tuesday meeting to determine if the county should build its own juvenile detention center (JDC).

KELOLAND News found at least 6 people were booked into the Minnehaha County jail for possible immigration violations this week. Sheriff Mike Milstead tells us there are three ways people end up in ...

SAN DIEGO — The family of a man who died several months after he was beaten into a coma in a San Diego County jail has filed a ... of cells and doesn't require staff to monitor video cameras ...

KELOLAND News found at least 6 people were booked into the Minnehaha County jail for possible immigration violations this week. Sheriff Mike Milstead tells us there are three ways people end up in ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Minnehaha County Sheriff Mike Milstead took to social media on Friday to bring clarity on recent arrests in the community and the office’s role in enforcing ...

The Cayuga County Legislature celebrated a significant milestone during its January 28 session with the announcement that the county jail had achieved state accreditation ... Sheriff Schenk credited ...

Despite promises of transparency and a pledge to reform the troubled jail, Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne’s staff delayed releasing public records of two men whose deaths formed the ...

Picasa Photo provided As of Jan. 23, the Fayette County jail had reduced staff vacancies to just eight. And it ranks No. 1 in the country for the number of officers certified by the American Jail ...