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In this Nov. 13, 2013 photo, a guard checks on inmates at the Jameson Annex of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, S.D. According to corrections officials, better pay for prison guards is helping reduce turnover at South Dakota's state prisons. In 2013, annual turnover rate for corrections officers at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls peaked at about 35 percent. Since then, the department has increased starting pay each year. (Elisha page/The Argus Leader via AP) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT

In this Nov. 13, 2013 photo, a guard checks on inmates at the Jameson Annex of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, S.D. According to corrections officials, better pay for prison guards is helping reduce turnover at South Dakota's state prisons. In 2013, annual turnover rate for corrections officers at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls peaked at about 35 percent. Since then, the department has increased starting pay each year. (Elisha page/The Argus Leader via AP) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT

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