Attorney General Jackley Announces Mike Durfee Prison Inmate Found Guilty of Possession of Illegal Substances
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Mike Durfee State Prison inmate has been found guilty of one felony count of Possession of a Prohibited Substance by an Inmate and one felony count of Unauthorized Possession of a Controlled Substance.
Keith Hawk, 41, was found guilty Wednesday by a Bon Homme Country Circuit Court jury. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison on the Possession of a Prohibited Substance by an Inmate charge and a maximum sentence of five years in prison on the Unauthorized Possession of a Controlled Substance. Because he is an inmate, the sentences for each charge may be doubled.
The crimes occurred Nov. 18, 2025. The substance involved was identified as K2.
Hawk will be sentenced Aug. 21, 2026.
The case was investigated by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation. The South Dakota Attorney General’s Office prosecuted.
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The obvious question is: why isn’t the person who provided the drugs being prosecuted?
Do they even know who did? The inmate likely wont talk because “snitching” is a great way to become a target behind bars.
And Joel Koskans is out on parole.
He didn’t commit any crimes while incarcerated so that gets you parole.
Fine the head of the department of corrections every time this happens. That will motivate a solution.