S.D. State Penitentiary. Photo by Mayor Paul TenHaken.
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) — State employee advocates are calling for legislators to intervene, after yet another attack on a correctional officer at the South Dakota Men’s Penitentiary. The officer was knocked unconscious and was taken to a hospital for treatment. The attack took place shortly before 6pm Sunday evening. Correctional officers have been attacked a number of times in recent months.
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