Is there something about living in South Dakota that helps me think like a prisoner? I hit “Publish” on my last article, on North Dakota’s…
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Speaking of North Dakota and sensible reforms, perhaps South Dakota could find a blueprint for improving working conditions in our state prisons by looking at…
I don’t think I’d last long as a prison guard. As a super welterweight with toothpick arms, I lack both the strength and the jujitsu to intimidate…
Senate Bill 143 was another attempt to end South Dakota’s exceptional and costly treatment of ingesting illegal drugs as a felony. Last month SB 143…
Just like Governor Kristi Noem, the Jameson Annex Lifers Group at the South Dakota Penitentiary seeks transparency, constructive communication, and positive influence in the Legislature:…
Donald Trump has spent the year doing the opposite of what judge-turned-Congressional candidate Tim Bjorkman recommends. Trump’s Bureau of Prisons, under the Department of Justice,…