Facilities · Prison
South Dakota State Penitentiary
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Also reported as Sioux Falls penitentiary; state penitentiary.
20 deaths are recorded here, from 2011 to 2026; all by name. 4 were executions.
- overdose 7
- undetermined 4
- illness 2
- suicide 2
- other person 1
The people
- Michael Kaiser September 8, 2026
- Chico Baker August 25, 2026
- Larry Thomas Dukes Franklin November 27, 2025
- Travis Long Fox November 7, 2025
- Kaleb Lukkes September 23, 2025
- Nicholas Skorka July 10, 2025
- Jason Garreau May 15, 2025
- Anthony Richards February 6, 2025
- Samuel Boston July 29, 2023
- Manford Adkins July 1, 2023
- Jordan Ward August 4, 2022
- Michael Hand April 3, 2021
- Rodney Berget October 29, 2018Executed
- Joseph Olson January 6, 2017
- James McVay September 4, 2014
- Donald Moeller October 30, 2012Executed
- Eric Robert October 15, 2012Executed
- Ronald Johnson April 12, 2011
- Elijah Page July 11, 2007Executed
- Leo Plenty Arrows Date not reported
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.