SIOUX FALLS — While many argue Sioux Falls is the best location for a new $600 million men’s prison, one of the city’s leaders doesn’t agree with that train of thought.
Mayor Paul TenHaken said he believes there are better options out there.
“The Lincoln County land and the Worthing land still in my opinion, still makes a lot more sense. But you know we’re talking with the state and the task force, and we want to be good partners in the process,” TenHaken said. “We know the prison is needed. Again, find me a state that’s putting a new penitentiary in the city limits of their largest community, and I’ll be surprised. Because that isn’t happening. So, I think that’s something we need to think long and hard about before we make another century long decision.”…