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 ...

Changes to Colorado’s crime policies led to a significant decrease in recidivism in the state’s prisons, but lowering penalties for certain offenses also increased the number of violent crimes, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left, Rep. Brian Mulder, R-Sioux Falls; Rep. Erin Healy, D-Sioux Falls; Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen; and Rep. Erik Muckey, ...

Jacob Rocha spends his days working inside a warehouse surrounded by heavy machinery and wood, tucked in the Rocky Mountains. “Learned the machines, worked my way up, everything just kind of fell in ...

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

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Department of Corrections’ (DOC) newly released 2025 annual report shows increased offender costs and a 50% recidivism rate for the state. Department ...

Reginald Bellamy was playing poker with his buddies in the back of the day room at the old City Detention Center when he ...

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 ...