September 16, 2025
PIERRE, S.D.–Next Tuesday, South Dakota lawmakers will gather in Pierre for a special legislative session that will decide whether a new men’s prison will be built.
An affirmative vote would clear the way for the 1,500 bed prison to be built on undeveloped land in an industrial area of northeast Sioux Falls. It would replace the current state penitentiary, which was built in the 1880’s when South Dakota was a part of what was known as Dakota Territory…