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Staffing challenges continue to impact South Dakota State Prison

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The South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls houses nearly 14 hundred inmates. A corrections officer tells us the prison is still woefully understaffed. Governor Kristi Noem says a new prison is needed for the safety of both the corrections officers and the inmates.

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Staffing challenges continue to impact South Dakota State Prison

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)-- The South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls houses nearly 14 hundred inmates. A corrections officer tells us the prison is still woefully understaffed. According to the state, there are more than 400 employees working on the campus. Staffing inside South Dakota's correctional facilities was one of the first things Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko focused on when she arrived two years ago. In January, she told …

1 month ago·Sioux Falls, United States

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