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South Dakota expands ICE partnership to boost deportations, save money
1+ week, 4+ day ago (318+ words) On Monday, Gov. Larry Rhoden announced that his administration is expanding on its partnerships with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as part of the public safety efforts announced last July. "My administration's number one responsibility is keeping South Dakotans safe,…...
Former Gov. Kristi Noem's early release inmates faced new charges
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1213+ words) Twelve of the 19 people granted early release from prison by former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem without a customary review by a state board have since been charged with new crimes. Nine of them have pleaded guilty to one or…...
South Dakota has no law on automatic license plate readers
1+ week, 5+ day ago (236+ words) aberdeennews. com South Dakota has no law on automatic license plate readers - South Dakota does not have a law regulating the use of Automatic License Plate Readers. - The cameras capture license plates and vehicle images to check against lists of…...
South Dakota inmates trained to help communities with storm cleanup
3+ week, 3+ day ago (299+ words) The SD Department of Corrections announced Monday, May 4, that inmates are available to help with storm cleanup and other community service opportunities this summer. Over the last month, inmates have been certified to respond to natural disasters, and they are…...
South Dakota Supreme Court rules officers can hide names
3+ week, 5+ day ago (522+ words) Officers who shoot when threatened can shield their names from public view under the victims" rights clause of the South Dakota Constitution, the state Supreme Court has ruled. The Wednesday decision came in one of the criminal cases filed against…...
South Dakota's new legal aid office argues first cases
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (673+ words) Lawyers for the recently created Office of Indigent Legal Services delivered their first oral arguments before the South Dakota Supreme Court on Tuesday in Pierre. It was a watershed moment for the state's public defense agency, a $1. 5 million, five-attorney operation…...
South Dakota has third-highest increase amid growing US prison population
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (379+ words) The nation's prison population grew for the second consecutive year in 2023, reversing more than a decade of steady decline. A new prison population'report'from the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, released before the federal shutdown, shows that 1, 254, 224 people were incarcerated in…...
Greenpeace seeks new trial in $345 M Dakota Access Pipeline lawsuit
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (604+ words) Greenpeace has asked for a second trial after a judge'entered a $345 million'judgment against the organization in a landmark case brought by the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The case "threatens to result in one of the largest miscarriages of…...
South Dakota inmate dies while serving aggravated assault sentence
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (89+ words) aberdeennews. com South Dakota inmate dies while serving aggravated assault sentence The South Dakota Department of Corrections has announced the death of Shannon Kilber, formerly of Brown County. Kilber, age 57, died in the medical housing unit at Jameson Prison in…...
North Dakota law enforcement's AEDs save 90 lives
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (436+ words) An estimated 90 lives have been saved in North Dakota since a grant five years ago equipped law enforcement across North Dakota with modern life-saving equipment. Department of Health and Human Services officials gathered Wednesday in Bismarck to celebrate the success…...