# May walkaway/escape from FPC Yankton

Other May 6, 2026 · [FPC Yankton](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/yan-fpc-yankton-federal-prison-camp-south-dakota)

What the local press ran on this, in one place. I have not written it up beyond the headlines, and the links go to the outlets themselves.

FPC Yankton is a minimum-security camp. 'Escape' here means a walkaway, not a perimeter breach with spotlights and bloodhounds.

## 2 stories on file

- May 7, 2026 [Inmate escapes in transit from Yankton Federal Prison](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimgFBVV95cUxQUzRjWF9SbVVzcUVFbnU2Q05sTFVNRXFnanhPcU9zMXI4WHE2azJtaElwSHdoMWREZUY4Mm1TREd2cUpqYnRRSFNSUzUxUVJueVNicDE2VUFwWXlaOFBua2txcjN0Y0xlR05DOTdpbDgxX0FtZ2x2ejg4WnFldmpMMTRtU3pxNnVNVTBCUGstQ2xHTmZZMzJVTy1n?oc=5) KELOLAND.com
- May 6, 2026 [Inmate fails to report after leaving Yankton Federal Prison](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimwFBVV95cUxOU0ZiblJaTWdSSEJiTHFldU9DQmZYeldzRVVYbWxzckV5UXpPcTZVc3RNX3lHeUtwS05OVmR5N1ZXN3hFMzkyQkJ1WjdCdmRjc0lxZUJCbkFjVl9tN3RKdjBUR0kwOWF3WnJBNXNtcnRUQ3lFSnVTNVFkTDFnT3J0Vi1YbmNIUm4wNTBMUElrMEFCSmZhdmxyZnIzb9IBoAFBVV95cUxPYnNPSWZLN2txTVdzNDc4Q2szLWljQW5PMlpvOWlPaUFlajBBRjFIRjNyLXdMUU5XS3BhNXJlZEhLRnp3MEpFVEJBakl0RlNhUlZQMVZsSTV0ZUFyZ0VmdV9DcFVGOHJCV2pQdDRxMG82cnAxMkdKMFVuM3VaODdFa2NaQUZWU3VJaG0tTmxvWklqYUc0SmZCelFaZm1sd3F4?oc=5) KELOLAND.com

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