South Dakota is on a path to invest $2 billion into its corrections facilities in the next decade as a result of its stringent crime laws. The inmate population is ...

Private prison operators are marketing their shuttered lockups to federal immigration officials as President Donald Trump ...

No-bid contracts with politically connected companies have become crucial to the Republican Trump administration’s push for ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s sentencing to 7.5 years for bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud ends his ...

They cite the long history of abuses at Attica and the beatdown deaths of Robert Brooks, 43, at Marcy on Dec. 9, 2024, and Messiah Nantwi, 22, at Mid-State on March 1. Multiple correction officers ...

Jun. 9—MITCHELL — As the consideration of a potential state prison in Mitchell intensifies, one Davison County leader has reversed course on his support. Davison County Sheriff Steve Harr ...

Neighbors Minnesota and North Dakota have rates of under 250 per 100,000 people, according to the Sentencing Project, a criminal justice advocacy nonprofit. Nearly half of South Dakota’s projected ...

Neighbors Minnesota and North Dakota have rates of under 250 per 100,000 people, according to the Sentencing Project, a criminal justice advocacy nonprofit. Nearly half of South Dakota’s projected ...

Sam Boyd of the Common Ground Justice Project guest posts on latest public opinion research on the criminal justice system.

South Dakota is on a path to invest $2 billion into its corrections facilities in the next decade as a result of its stringent crime laws. The inmate population is projected to soar 30% in the ...