Participants in a welding program for minimum security inmates are pictured at Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls on Oct. 7, 2024. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) The South Dakota ...

Despite the negative impression one might have of the state’s correctional system, highlighted by reports of inmate mistreatment and injuries sustained by prison guards quelling prisoner assaults, ...

Some state lawmakers want to see more job training for inmates. Earlier this year, Governor Andy Beshear announced that only 30% of released inmates returned to prison within two years. But state ...

Franklin County Jail still has half the correctional officers it needs. Training is being expanded to boost security and ...

Nego Foundation chief executive officer Lewis Mkambala has announced plans to roll out a vocational skills training programme ...