Inmate pleads guilty to assaulting correctional employee, gets additional two years

Inside the South Dakota State Penitentiary. Image via South Dakota Department of Corrections.

An extra two years in prison for an inmate of the South Dakota penitentiary.  Inmate Christopher Alexander pleaded guilty to assaulting a correctional employee at the Springfield prison.  The incident occurred on March 23, 2024.  Attorney General Marty Jackley says attacks on prison staff will not go unpunished.