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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 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. A copy of the anonymous complaint can be found here. ....
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 serve as interim head of the DOC and Doug Clark, currently, the Deputy Secretary in the DOC will be the acting warden. According to an anonymous complaint linked in the release, there were staff complaints of nepotism, sexual harassment, poor equipment, poor training, low pay, dwindling benefits, and improper spending on non-essential items and projects. ....
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 that includes the men and women who work at the State Penitentiary and those who are confined there,” said Gov. Noem. It was announced that Tim Reisch will be appointed, effective immediately, to serve as interim Secretary of Corrections. Reisch served as Secretary of Corrections from 2003 to 2011, and he retired in 2019 after eight years as Adjutant General of the South Dakota National Guard. ....
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