Karr, Smith Evaluate Task Force's Work Thus Far

State hires New Mexico-based warden of for-profit detention center to run state penitentiary

The South Dakota Department of Corrections has replaced the penitentiary warden who resigned last fall after eight months of cascading controversies at the Sioux Falls facility. Joseph Roemmich, most recently the warden of the Cibola County Correctional Center in Milan, New Mexico, will begin his service in South Dakota June 24. “Joseph has extensive experience working in the corrections field in a variety of correctional and detention settings,…

Karr, Smith evaluate task force's work thus far

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Senators Chris Karr and Jamie Smith of Sioux Falls are on opposite sides of the political isle in South Dakota's capital of Pierre, but with regard to Project Prison Reset's task force, they have similar evaluations. "Being able to have the public input has been very important," Smith, a Democrat, said Thursday. "I think the first thing is transparency for all of us and being able to let the people know what's happenin…

State hires New Mexico-based warden of for-profit detention center to run state penitentiary • South Dakota Searchlight

Warden's office building at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, SD (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)The South Dakota Department of Corrections has replaced the penitentiary warden who resigned last fall after eight months of cascading controversies at the Sioux Falls facility. Joseph Roemmich, most recently the warden of the Cibola County Correctional Center in Milan, New Mexico, will begin his service in South Dakota June 24.…

Department of Corrections names new warden for state penitentiary

Joseph Roemmich (Photo: Core Civic)There’s a new warden at the South Dakota State Penitentiary.The Department of Corrections announced Thursday that Joseph Roemmich has been hired as the warden of the South Dakota men’s prison in Sioux Falls.