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National report prompts changes in state prison system
By ksfy.com - Alex Ronallo
Published: 10/26/2011

The South Dakota Department of Corrections gets some suggestions on the state prison system from a national organization and now the DOC is working to put those suggestions into action.

DOC Secretary Denny Kaemingk released the report from the National Institute of Corrections Tuesday.

Two consultants from the institute visited the South Dakota State Penitentiary for a week in September. They did so at the state's request following the murder of Correctional Officer Ronald Johnson.

And in all, Secretary Kaemingk says their visit was positive, but they had suggestions for the DOC to make improvements.

After the death of Correctional Officer Ronald Johnson, the South Dakota DOC made changes at the state penitentiary. When the NIC visited last month, they approved.

Secretary Kaemingk says, "they agreed that we were right in what we did in the months and weeks after the murder."

Kaemingk says the NIC consultants had good things to say about South Dakota's prison system overall, but through staff interviews, tours and emergency simulations, the consultants did find 15 suggestions for improvement.

Some of those include the following:

-Conducting a staffing analysis...to ensure each facility has the right amount of staff members.

-Enhancement of staff safety training...including measures like issuing pocket safety manuals.

-Relocation of staff panic alarms, so a staff member can access his alarm, without an attacker knowing.

-Adding staff to prison industries buildings during high-traffic times...to ensure the greatest safety possible.

-Constructing containers for secure disposal of scrap metal.

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