Upper left: A close-up view of Angel, an 11-year old American Bald Eagle.
Upper right: Handler Dennis Pourier shows Angel around a cellblock in the Jameson Annex.
Bottom Left: The Native American Drum Group performs an honoring song for Angel in the Penitentiary recreation yard.
Bottom right: Angel poses for a photo with Director of Prison Operations and SDSP Warden Doug Weber.
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American Bald Eagle makes visit to South Dakota State Penitentiary American Bald Eagle makes visit to South Dakota State Penitentiary
Staff and inmates at the South Dakota State Pen- itentiary got up close and personal with the national bird June 21st.
Angel, an American Bald Eagle, and two handlers from the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, MN were taken around the prison housing units in the Jameson Annex and the Penitentiary as well as the recreation yard.
Staff and inmates were allowed to take pictures with Angel.
This was the first time that Angel had visited a prison.
Angel was found injured in Wisconsin and brought to the NEC prior to age 1.
Tribal Liaisons List Tribal Liaisons List
The list of Tribal Liaisons working with the DOC as of May 2010:
Shirley Crane-Lower Brule
Robin Lebeau Turning Heart- Cheyenne River
Belinda Joe-Crow Creek
Michelle Red Earth- Flandreau Santee
Michelle Tyon-Oglala Sioux
Ricky Grey Grass-Oglala Sioux
Mattie High Pipe-Rosebud
Jake & Myrna Thompson- Sisseton Wahpeton
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Yankton Sioux Tribe do not currently have Tribal Liaisons assigned.