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Planning continues for new men’s, women’s prisons

Posted June 28, 2023

The plans for two new state prisons continue to move forward in South Dakota. Lawmakers passed and Gov. Kristi Noem signed House Bill 1016 ($60 million for a new Rapid City-based women’s prison) and HB-1017 ($52 million for land and design as well as transferring $290 million for a new Sioux Falls-based men’s prison). Together the two bills involve […]