parole absconders

The G. Norton Jameson Annex at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, SD. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)

Parole officers create specialty unit to target parolees in hiding

BY: - February 20, 2023

Until recently, most parole officers in South Dakota managed a caseload that included a mix of low- and high-risk offenders and “absconders,” the term given to parolees who lose touch with their parole officers. A few months ago, however, the Department of Corrections reshuffled those caseloads to create an Absconder Apprehension Unit, whose officers track […]