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Behind prison walls: Women serve time in quiet, controlled setting
PIERRE, S.D. – The rolling barbed wire atop tall chain-link fences, the thick metal and glass entrances doors, and the cell blocks and entry points under constant guard by officers and cameras are all indicators of the intense security at the South Dakota Women’s Prison in Pierre.
Once inside
Meth epidemic, strict laws fuel dramatic growth in female inmate numbers
PIERRE, S.D. – The combination of epidemic meth addiction and strict drug laws have led to a dramatic spike in the rate of incarceration of women in the state, a South Dakota News Watch investigation has found.
The number of women in prison has increased 35 percent since 2013. By
Russian woman and South Dakotan connected by mysterious business
For reasons known only to him, embattled political operative Paul Erickson started a new business in South Dakota in June.
By spending just $150 and filling out some online paperwork, Erickson formed Medora Consulting LLC, a company with no stated purpose or partners.
The LLC, or limited liability company, was
Opioid fentanyl causing spike in overdoses in South Dakota
SPEARFISH, S.D. – Drug dealer Eric Reeder of Spearfish got word in January 2017 that one of his customers was in trouble after smoking the fentanyl that Reeder had sold him.
“I told you only to take one hit every 20 minutes,” Reeder texted to the 31-year-old man.
But the
Judge: Births not recorded at FLDS compound
PRINGLE, S.D. – A South Dakota judge’s ruling has confirmed that children were born on a remote Black Hills compound run by a secretive religious sect, offering new insight into life within the polygamous FLDS.
The ruling in September by Seventh Circuit Judge Jeff W. Davis revealed that births
Family members among those charged in elder fraud prosecutions
A 2017 forgery case in northeast South Dakota has the hallmarks of many elderly exploitation cases. An 85-year-old victim. A young family member as suspect. Money stolen, a family torn apart, hearts broken.
According to court papers, the case began when 21-year-old Brett J. Moffenbier of Florence, S.D. was
South Dakota a national leader in battling elder fraud
As the Baby Boomer generation ages and financial exploitation of the elderly increases, the state of South Dakota is taking an aggressive approach to fighting fraud against the elderly and has suddenly become a national leader in catching scammers and preventing victimization.
South Dakota has one of the nation’s