RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -State Rep. Mike Derby says South Dakota should be looking to its northern counterpart for ideas on the state’s prison system.
Last week, lawmakers in South Dakota approved the construction of a $650 million prison in Sioux Falls. Governor Rhoden, who gave the new prison his final approval, also created a task force to determine how to expand rehabilitation services.
State Representative Mike Derby, in an interview with KOTA Territory News, explained that he wants the task force to study North Dakota’s criminal justice system…