Lawmakers in Arizona prioritize funding for prison oversight and criminal justice reform, with a focus on improving ...

Criminal justice reform advocacy groups plan to support bills targeting parole, prison conditions and the death penalty in the 2026 Alabama legislative session. But advocates also acknowledged that ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Here are this morning’s top stories for KELOLAND On the Go. South Dakota lawmakers are expected to decide whether to build a new men’s prison in Sioux Falls during a special ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Arkansas State Capitol seen Nov. 11, 2025, from the Victory Building parking deck off between Sixth and Seventh streets.

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Lawmakers are gathering at the South Dakota Capitol for their special legislative session on Tuesday, when they’ll vote on whether to approve and fund a new 1,500-bed men’s ...

PIERRE — Gov. Larry Rhoden spoke as if the plans to build a new South Dakota men's prison were a done deal. The South Dakota House of Representatives and Senate convened Sept. 23 for a joint session ...

Building a maximum-security, 3,000-bed prison was supposed to be a crowning achievement for Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders as she touts her bonafides as a law-and-order Republican. Debate over ...