South Dakota State Engineer Stacy Watters, left, and Vance McMillan of JE Dunn testify to the Project Prison Reset task force on July 8, 2025, in Sioux Falls. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)
SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota can’t build the prison it needs at the price it wants without sacrificing quality and longevity.
That was the message delivered Tuesday to the Project Prison Reset task force by the state’s construction manager, the state engineer and the consultant hired earlier this year to evaluate the options for addressing prison overcrowding…