Tag Archives: South Dakota Correctional Facility

State and local leaders broke ground on the costliest state-funded capital project in South Dakota history on Wednesday, with a prediction to bring it in under budget and pledges to double down on rehabilitation efforts for state prison inmates. Gov. Larry Rhoden, moments before donning a plastic construction-site-grade cowboy hat for a series of ceremonial […]

On the east side of Sioux Falls, tucked away near East Benson Road, a new state penitentiary is being built to replace the 140-year-old prison that currently stands. The prison will not only be modern in its infrastructure, but in its purpose too. For the last few months, crews have been carving out the grounds […]

It has been a long process, but the new men’s prison in Sioux Falls has taken a step forward. Officials broke ground on the project Wednesday morning. The new site will be along Benson Road in the northeast part of the city, just south of the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society. State and local officials […]

Ground will be broken on the site of the new men’s prison in Sioux Falls Wednesday. The new men’s penitentiary will be built on 148 acres in northeast Sioux Falls along Benson Road. The state purchased the land for $12.5 million. The project’s price is capped at $650 million. The size, location in Sioux Falls […]