State Prison Offenders Assisting in Hudson


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Secretary of Corrections Kellie Wasko has authorized offenders and staff from the Department of Corrections (DOC) to assist with storm damage clean-up efforts in Hudson. Governor Rhoden offered this support in his visit to Hudson yesterday.

 

“We’re assisting this community in dealing with the aftermath of the recent storm,” said Secretary of Corrections Kellie Wasko. “The offenders and staff have been the recipients of tremendous gratitude from the residents here, which is very rewarding.”

 

Minimum-security offenders from the Yankton Minimum Center arrived in Hudson this morning to assist in clearing storm debris, including downed trees and tree limbs.

 

The DOC crews worked in areas identified by the local emergency management officials. The clean-up effort is a collaboration with Lincoln County Sheriff Steve Swenson, Lincoln County Emergency Management, and the community of Hudson.

 

Requests for DOC offender assistance come from local Emergency Management officials. DOC also offered disaster assistance last year for flooding in the Southeast, spring flooding in the Northeast in 2023, and the derecho in 2022.