South Dakota inmate dies; routine autopsy planned
November 5, 2012 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) An inmate at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls died over the weekend.
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Iowa inmate attempts suicide
August 14, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe
SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa An attempted suicide of an inmate occurred at the Dickinson County Jail Monday evening, according to a Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office news release. Continue Reading
Prison officer injured in incident with inmate
June 22, 2012 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) A corrections officer at the South Dakota State Penitentiary is out of the hospital after being injured in an incident with an inmate.
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Judge throws out SD inmate’s circumcision lawsuit
June 6, 2012 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) A federal judge threw out a South Dakota prison inmate’s claim he was permanently harmed when he was circumcised as an infant. Continue Reading
New England’s Dakota Women’s Correctional Rehabilitation Center: Part IV: Prisoners and employment
April 21, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
NEW ENGLAND Inmates at Dakota Women’s Correctional Rehabilitation Center aren’t allowed to serve their time idling. Every woman is required to work, if not at the facility, then in surrounding communities, officials said. Continue Reading
South Dakota inmate has died in custody
February 6, 2012 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) The Department of Corrections says a prison inmate has died. Continue Reading
Inmate who killed guard tells judge he deserves death penalty
February 2, 2012 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) A South Dakota inmate who has acknowledged killing a penitentiary guard during a failed escape attempt told a judge Thursday that he deserves to be sentenced to death. Continue Reading
May execution set in guard killing case
November 11, 2011 in The Daily Republic
A South Dakota inmate who fatally beat a prison guard during an escape attempt and told a judge that he would kill again will be executed in May, prosecutors said Thursday.
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Bill would limit costs to N.D. county jails for inmate health care
January 14, 2011 in The Jamestown Sun
County jails across North Dakota could benefit this Legislative session with the passage of two proposed bills that would help cover medical expenses for inmates currently paid by the jails.
Senate Bill 2024 would make inmates financially responsible for the costs of medical or health care and correctional facilities could seek reimbursement for the total amount of incurred medical costs. Continue Reading
Opinion: Letters to the Editor
December 17, 2010 in The Daily Republic
When will ‘power to people’ make return?
To the Editor:
Indeed, it appears that in this Christmas season of 2010, we are living in the dark night of the American soul. With the “Citizens United vs. Federal Elections Commission” decision of the U.S. Supreme Court passed last January, our political system was given into the hands of the large corporations, among them the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which now has the right to dispense an unlimited amount of money into political campaigns as an expression of their “right of free speech.”
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