SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Residents of South Dakota can now be
notified about an escaped inmate via text message or email.
Officials with the South Dakota Department of Corrections say
they have teamed up with Nixle Community Information Service to
deliver that and other public safety information to subscribers.
Corrections Secretary Denny Kaemingk in a news release says the
service allows DOC to get important information out to the public
quickly.
People can sign up to receive the alerts for one or all of the
DOC accounts by registering at nixle.com. People can also access
the notifications at the website.
The department announced a series of security changes in July
after a 41-year-old man was charged with murdering a 75-year-old
Sioux Falls woman days after he was released from prison.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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