State Corrections

South Dakota State Penitentiary

South Dakota Weights Options for New Men’s Prison Amid Rising Inmate Population

9 mins

As South Dakota braces for a projected 34% increase in its male prison population by 2036, state officials are deliberating the next steps for a major corrections overhaul that could cost more than $2 billion over the next decade. On June 3, Arrington Watkins Architects (AW) presented their updated master plan to the South Dakota Prison Project Reset task force at the State Capitol, offering an assessment of existing conditions and options for expansion.

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Larome Myrick Ph.D., director of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families and a valued member of the Correctional News Editorial Advisory Board, was honored with the prestigious Marion Mattingly Lifetime Achievement Award by the Coalition for Juvenile Justice at its 2025 National Conference in Washington, D.C.

Larome Myrick, Ph.D.

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Larome Myrick, Ph.D., director of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families and a valued member of the Correctional News Editorial Advisory Board, was honored with the prestigious Marion Mattingly Lifetime Achievement Award by the Coalition for Juvenile Justice at its 2025 National Conference in Washington.

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Heidi Collier

1 mins

Department of Correction commissioner Terra Taylor announced that Heidi Collier has been appointed as the new statewide director of Delaware Probation and Parole.

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