SD DOC – Mike Durfee State Prison

SD DOC – Mike Durfee State Prison basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 605-369-2201

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Mike Durfee State Prison located at 1412 Wood St in Springfield, SD are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

The Mike Durfee State Prison (MDSP) is a medium-custody facility with a capacity of about 1,250 inmates, located on the campus of the former University of South Dakota at Springfield. Springfield State Prison opened in December of 1984 when the female inmates from the Women's Correctional Facility in Yankton were transferred to the new institution. Male inmates began transferring to the institution in January 1985.

The institution remained co-ed with both males and females located on the same campus for several years. With the opening of the Herm Solem Public Safety Center in Pierre in November 1997, the women were transferred to the South Dakota Women's Prison within the Solem Public Safety Center, and the Springfield State Prison became an all-male institution for the first time.

The prison is home to many programs, including Literacy, Adult Basic Education and GED classes. Vocational Education classes in Welding, Machine Tool, Auto Body, Landscape/Horticulture and Auto Mechanics are also offered. Treatment programs are available for chemical dependents and sex offenders. Many of the inmate work programs are based at the Durfee State Prison.

• Durfee State Prison also supervises the Community Work Centers in Yankton and in Rapid City.
• The state Department of Health provides medical, dental and optometry services for the adult corrections system. Correctional Health
• The state Department of Social Services provides mental health and chemical dependency services. Correctional Behavioral Health
• Treatment is also offered for sex offenders.

visitation Info

SD DOC – Mike Durfee State Prison – Visitation

Inmates at Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield are taking part in a pilot program that allows them to have free video visits with approved family members and friends through Skype. Computers complete with webcams, audio speakers and headphones are set up in Science Hall. A staff member monitors all of the video visits.

Visits are limited to 15 minutes in length and are held on weekdays between 8:25 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and on Wednesday evenings from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. All video visits must be scheduled one week in advance. Inmate family members and friends on the inmate's approved visit list must call in on Tuesday’s between 2:30 PM and 6:30 PM central time to set up a video visit for the following week.

The call-in number is (605) 369-2201 ext. 3003. Inmates are limited to two video visits per calendar month.

Segregation inmates are not eligible for video visits.