SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — With a special session on a proposed new men’s prison with a total price of $650 million about two weeks away, a member of the state’s Freedom Caucus said Wednesday its members are a hard no.
“We will be strongly opposing the building of a new prison,” Republican Rep. Tina Mulally said.
Mulally is a member of the Freedom Caucus, which lists at least nine legislative members on its website. The Freedom Caucus issued a news release on Wednesday that outlined concerns and opposition it has to a new prison.
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Although the Freedom Caucus refers to a proposed $650 million men’s prison, the headline said “SDFC calls on Legislature to reject unwise Billion dollar Prison Spend.”…