Seth Tupper
@sethtupper.bsky.social
Journalist, author and editor-in-chief of @southdakotasearchlight.com for @statesnewsroom.com.
Reposted by Seth Tupper
The number of preventable prison deaths in South Dakota should spark serious responses, candidates for the state’s top elected post say. buff.ly/wGgovE0
Governor candidates say prison overdoses need stronger response • South Dakota Searchlight
The number of preventable prison deaths in South Dakota should spark serious responses, candidates for the state’s top elected post say.
southdakotasearchlight.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The number of preventable prison deaths in South Dakota should spark serious responses, candidates for the state’s top elected post say. buff.ly/wGgovE0
Reposted by Seth Tupper
Jordan Ward isn’t one of the eight men killed by an overdose in a South Dakota prison in 2025, but a lawsuit filed this year over his 2022 death in custody offers insight into how drugs sometimes make their way into the hands of inmates. buff.ly/6eVFol1
Lawsuit in 2022 overdose death offers window into drug problem in state prisons • South Dakota Searchlight
A lawsuit filed this year over a 2022 death in custody offers insight into how drugs sometimes make their way into the hands of inmates.
southdakotasearchlight.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Jordan Ward isn’t one of the eight men killed by an overdose in a South Dakota prison in 2025, but a lawsuit filed this year over his 2022 death in custody offers insight into how drugs sometimes make their way into the hands of inmates. buff.ly/6eVFol1