PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Plans to change the name and make other revisions to work programs in South Dakota’s state prisons are no longer going forward, at least for now. Switching the name from ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — What’s long been known as Pheasantland Industries will have a new name next month. Come November 1, the South Dakota Department of Corrections offender-work programs will be ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Hundreds of inmates build license plates, furniture and print materials for government agencies inside the Utah State Prison while gaining job skills aimed at reducing repeat ...

A program launched in March 2024 allowed him to leave the Community Corrections Center in Lincoln and take classes at Southeast. After nearly two decades behind bars, Johnson finished his prison ...

Needle and syringe programs are a proven public health intervention that provide free, sterile injecting equipment to people who use drugs. By reducing needle sharing, these programs help prevent the ...

Enrique Sandoval, Daniel Arciniega and Eleazar Alicantar learn English language skills in class at San Quentin State Prison on Wednesday. In March 2023, Gov. Newsom announced a plan to transform the ...

Colorado voters passed Amendment A, a ballot measure touted as an end to slavery in state prisons in 2018. The amendment ...