Fight breaks out at penitentiary one month after similar violence that injured officer

A photo taken at 3 a.m. on March 29, 2024, shows interior lights in the South Dakota State Penitentiary’s East Hall. The lights stayed on overnight after a second night of unrest. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)

Another round of violence erupted Sunday on the campus of the South Dakota State Penitentiary, the Department of Corrections has confirmed.

The fight between inmates came a little more than a month after two other incidents on the penitentiary campus, one of which injured a female correctional officer…

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