04/24/2025
April 23, 2025
DOC is hosting a Family Reunification Summit on May 22, 2025, from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Ronald J. Johnson Training Center on the campus of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls.
This is an opportunity for family members and/or friends of offenders to learn more about the prison operations and meet in person with DOC staff members who work in security, medical and behavioral health, case management, reentry, and administration to have questions answered.
You must be on an approved visit list for an active offender as of April 23, 2025, in order to attend. No one under age 18 will be allowed to attend. As seating is limited, we ask that family members and/or friends of offenders who are interested in attending sign up by May 16th. To reserve your seat, please send your request via email to [email protected]. Emailed requests will be reviewed as they are received until all seats are filled. You will be notified by email if you have a seat reserved.
Attendees will be required to pass through a metal detector and clear all security measures upon entry. Attendees will not be allowed to bring unauthorized items into the meeting. Cell phones, cameras, and/or recording devices are prohibited in the facility and will not be allowed into the meeting.
We will begin processing guests into the meeting area at 1:30 p.m. and the meeting will start promptly at 2:00 p.m.
More Family Reunification Summits will be scheduled, so if you are unable to attend the May event, please be aware that there will be other opportunities to do so.