Notice: A fiber optic cable cut in a neighboring state is affecting offender phone services at all SD DOC facilities. Phone and messaging services may be interrupted or temporarily unavailable.
South Dakota Department of Corrections, SD
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Support service with purpose in a culture of respect through integrity, humility, and character.
We support our agency through service with purpose that provides safe and secure facilities for our staff and offenders through modern correctional practices and facilitate opportunities for positive, permanent change and successful reentry and supervision in communities through evidence-based assessments and programming. We accomplish our mission with a culture of respect that is demonstrated through integrity, humility and character.
Learn MoreJune 30, 2026 Quick Look
News
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Rapid City Correctional Facility ribbon cutting July 10, 2026
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Governor Rhoden proclaims July 19-25 as Court Service Officers, Parole Agents, and Juvenile Corrections Agents week
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DOC Inmates Prepared to Help Communities with Storm Cleanup and other Community Service Opportunities
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Sioux Falls Correctional Facility groundbreaking ceremony April 22, 2026