Justice In Action

About Justice In Action

Consider this podcast your exclusive backstage pass, offering an intimate look into the heart of our work. We won’t shy away from hot topics, tackling issues that intersect with our office—from mental health to drug trends in our community, violent crime, and more. Each month, we’ll also dive into our case archives to take a closer look at the headline-making cases that have shaped our community.

Publisher

Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Office

Category

government · news · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Sept 2024

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

20 of 24 episodes have a transcript.

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   13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 24: Rapid City Police Department Detective Lee Kolbeck

   Detective Lee Kolbeck of the Rapid City Police Department shares insights into his daily work within the justice system in this interview.

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   24 Aug 2026

   Episode 23 - “Back to School: When School Rules Become Legal Issues”

   Back-to-school season usually means new teachers, new schedules, sports, activities, and, for parents, probably a whole lot of paperwork. But it also brings questions about rules, safety and what happens when a student's behavior goes beyond breaking a school rule and potentially becomes a legal issue. Today on Justice in Action, we are talking about what parents and students should know about juvenile law at school. When is something handled by a teacher or principal? When does law enforceme...

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   1 Jun 2026

   Episode 22 - Law School Didn’t Teach Me This

   In this episode of Justice in Action, we sit down with prosecutors at three very different stages of their careers to talk honestly about what law school prepares attorneys for and what it absolutely does not. From handling traumatic cases and delivering difficult news to managing public scrutiny, emotional burnout, and overwhelming caseloads, this candid conversation explores the realities of prosecution that can only be learned through experience. State’s Attorney Lara Roetzel, Assistant Ch...

Inside a recent episode

Episode 24: Rapid City Police Department Detective Lee Kolbeck

Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I did not like it if I could not find a resolution or something. But then different states have different laws coming from Kansas for a long time to here. Some things are the same. Some things are different. Some things that could be resolved in different manners there can't be up here and vice versa. Since you've been doing this for a long time, There's so much more technology now. Has that made your job or coming up to that, finding that resolution easier or harder? In a lot of aspects, easier. Video footage is in a lot of places, but that same technology also presents a challenge because then instead of, you know, a jury trusting what an officer is going to test fires to say, they're going to weld a video. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100

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Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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