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Gov. Kristi Noem fires South Dakota prison wardens as scrutiny of corrections staff grows The South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources continues to lead an investigation into low morale among corrections employees following an anonymous complaint about low pay, shoddy equipment and sexual harassment. Written By: Christopher Vondracek | × The South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is pictured here in a Google Maps screenshot from September 2019. ...

  Secretary of Corrections Mike Leidholt and State Penitentiary Warden Darin Young are on leave following a human resources investigation into an anonymous complaint. Governor Kristi Noem made the move on Tuesday.     “My top priority as governor is keeping South Dakotans safe, and that includes the men and women who work at the State Penitentiary and those who are confined there,” said Governor Noem in a release.      “There have been many instances where [Officers In Ch...

SDPB Secretary of Corrections Mike Leidholt and State Penitentiary Warden Darin Young are on leave following a human resources investigation into an anonymous complaint. Governor Kristi Noem made the move on Tuesday.   This and more in today’s SDPB News Podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify today. Listen

1:40 Parts of Siouxland under a tornado watch until 9 tonight, including Woodbury, Monona, Ida, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Clay, Emmet, and Pocahontas. The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for several counties across central Iowa, including Calhoun and Carroll just outside of Siouxland. A judge has agreed to delay the sentencing of the man convicted of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts after his lawyers said they need time to investigate new information implicating ...

By Cory Allen Heidelberger on 2021-07-14 So the state fails to give State Penitentiary guards enough pay and support, and the Governor suspends the Warden and the Corrections Secretary? An anonymous complaint circulated among correctional officers in May prompted Governor Kristi Noem to announce last night that she is putting State Penitentiary Warden Darin Young and Secretary of Corrections Mike Leidholt on administrative leave: At approximately 7:00 pm Central time tonight, Governor Noem was...

Gov. Noem places Secretary of Corrections, State Penitentiary Warden on administrative leave View Comments South Dakotas top prison officials have been placed on administrative leave following allegations of sexual harassment and nepotism at the South Dakota State Penitentiary.  Gov. Kristi Noem on Tuesday night announced shed made the move following an internal review of the Department of Corrections by the South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources that was prompted by an anonymous complaint. A...

Noem suspends 2 prison heads following harassment complaint Associated Press 16 hrs ago By STEPHEN GROVES, Associated Press © Provided by Associated Press FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, file photo, Darin Young, warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary, walks through the prisons Pheasantland Industries shop where inmates craft childrens toys and furniture in Sioux Falls, S.D. Late Tuesday, July 13, 2021, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem suspended her cabinet secr...

By Todd Epp Jul 13, 2021 | 10:23 PM SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Gov. Kristi Noem issued a news release (below) late Tuesday evening noting a major shakeup in leadership at the South Dakota Department of Corrections and the State Penitentiary. The release, issued at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, said that earlier in the evening, Noem had placed Secretary of Corrections Mike Leidholt and State Penitentiary Warden Darin Young on administration leave. Former Adjutant General Tim Reisch will now s...

KNBN NewsCenter1 July 13, 2021 PIERRE, S.D. — Tuesday evening, Governor Kristi Noem was briefed on a summary of an internal review conducted by the South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources that was prepared as part of an investigation following an anonymous complaint. Gov. Noem has placed Secretary of Corrections Mike Leidholt and State Penitentiary Warden Darin Young on administrative leave in light of the anonymous report. “My top priority as governor is keeping South Dakotans safe, and tha...

Raymond van Barneveld completes comeback by winning PDC tour card Raymond Van Barneveld is back on the PDC circuit (Adam Davy/PA) Five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld has regained his Professional Darts Corporation tour card just 14 months after retiring. The 53-year-old Dutchman, winner of 29 PDC titles, hung up his darts in December 2019 after losing to Darin Young in the first round of the World Championship at Alexandra Palace. Van Barneveld announced his plans to come out of reti...