Across the country, governors and legislators continue to search for ways to reduce recidivism, control correctional costs and improve public safety. Yet despite decades of reform efforts, state ...

Rep. Greg Jamison was flat out wrong. Last November, the Sioux Falls Republican said his colleagues in the Legislature would ...

Recidivism has long been a stubborn problem in the American justice system, but Jefferson County officials say a new ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — When it comes to rehabilitating prisoners and reducing recidivism among inmates, South Dakota is looking at successful programs in other states. Burl Cain came from ...

Last year, lawmakers coalesced around the need to improve rehabilitation programming and reduce recidivism rates as part of a broader investment in South Dakota’s prison system. Those two issues were ...

South Dakota’s recidivism rate is among the highest in the U.S., rising from 42% to 50% between 2011 and 2021, according to ...

Corrections officials credit work-release and other rehabilitative programs for reducing recidivism rates among those freed ...