FAITH. PROGRAMMING. RESTORATION.
PAID IN FULL SOUTH DAKOTA
Transformation
begins on the inside.
Equipping incarcerated individuals to become spiritual and moral leaders, bringing hope and lasting change to South Dakota’s prisons.
PAID IN FULL SOUTH DAKOTA
Transformation
begins on the inside.
Equipping incarcerated individuals to become spiritual and moral leaders, bringing hope and lasting change to South Dakota’s prisons.
THE CHALLENGE
A different future starts with a different prison culture.
About half of the people released from South Dakota prisons return within three years. Lasting change calls for more than preparation for release. It begins with the people and relationships inside prison walls.
THE CHALLENGE
A different future starts with a different prison culture.
About half of the people released from South Dakota prisons return within three years. Lasting change calls for more than preparation for release. It begins with the people and relationships inside prison walls.
OUR APPROACH
Building leaders from within.
We seek to create an environment where programing, spiritual growth, and service
help transform prison communities.
01 / Programing
Knowledge with purpose.
Creating opportunities for incarcerated individuals serving long sentences to grow through meaningful programing.
02 / LEADERSHIP
Leaders who serve.
Preparing individuals to serve as spiritual and moral leaders, mentors, and positive influences among their peers.
03 / RESTORATION
Hope for communities.
Encouraging dignity, accountability, forgiveness, and a culture of service inside prison walls.
OUR APPROACH
Building leaders from within.
We seek to create an environment where programing, spiritual growth, and service
help transform prison communities.
01 / Programing
Knowledge with purpose.
Creating opportunities for incarcerated individuals serving long sentences to grow through meaningful programing.
02 / LEADERSHIP
Leaders who serve.
Preparing individuals to serve as spiritual and moral leaders, mentors, and positive influences among their peers.
03 / RESTORATION
Hope for communities.
Encouraging dignity, accountability, forgiveness, and a culture of service inside prison walls.
A MODEL WITH EXPERIENCE
Already at work across the country.
Prison seminary programs in other states offer examples of what programming and peer leadership look like in practice.
18
States where this prison seminary model has been established.
162
Graduates serving across 33 Texas prisons, reported in 2019.
203
Graduates serving across 21 South Carolina prisons, as reported by Columbia International University.
A MODEL WITH EXPERIENCE
Already at work across the country.
Prison seminary programs in other states offer examples of what programming and peer leadership look like in practice.
18
States where this prison seminary model has been established.
162
Graduates serving across 33 Texas prisons, reported in 2019.
203
Graduates serving across 21 South Carolina prisons, as reported by Columbia International University.
OUR VISION FOR SOUTH DAKOTA
Bringing a proven approach closer to home.
In partnership with Northwestern College, Paid In Full South Dakota is working to bring programming to individuals serving long sentences.
Our goal is to equip men and women to become ministers and mentors who contribute to a healthier culture within the prison system.
OUR VISION FOR SOUTH DAKOTA
Bringing a proven approach closer to home.
In partnership with Northwestern College, Paid In Full South Dakota is working to bring programming to individuals serving long sentences.
Our goal is to equip men and women to become ministers and mentors who contribute to a healthier culture within the prison system.
BE PART OF THE CHANGE
Help transform the culture
inside South Dakota’s
prisons.
Your gift supports the work of establishing spiritual leadership programming
for incarcerated individuals.
BE PART OF THE CHANGE
Help transform the culture
inside South Dakota’s
prisons.
Your gift supports the work of establishing spiritual leadership programming
for incarcerated individuals.
PAID IN FULL
SOUTH DAKOTA
Transforming the culture within the prison system through
programming, leadership, and restoration.
CONTACT
[email protected]
PO Box 108 Sioux Falls, SD 57101
605-808-0416
© 2026 Paid In Full South Dakota.
Transforming the culture within the prison system through programming, leadership, and restoration.
CONTACT
[email protected]
PO Box 108 Sioux Falls, SD 57101
605-808-0416
© 2026 Paid In Full South Dakota.