Tony Venhuizen

Legislators are recommending a men’s state prison in Sioux Falls, and with it comes a maximum $650 million price tag.The state has two Sioux Falls sites on the table to choose from.

July 8, we could have details about the location of a new $600 million men’s prison.If something is recommended in the prison task force meeting, the Legislature will need a 2/3 vote to move the project forward.

Gov. Larry Rhoden is accepting a request to delay a special session next month to consider the recommendation of a task force on where to build a new men’s prison.

A governor-appointed task force is narrowing the number of possible men’s prison sites.

The South Dakota corrections system needs to significantly increase its capacity in the next decade to house male offenders. That’s according to a highly anticipated consultant report for a governor-appointed prison task force.

There’s a chance the new men’s prison could get located somewhere other than the greater Sioux Falls area. Widespread public opposition to a proposed 1,500-bed, $825 million, men’s prison in a field in Lincoln County has a governor appointed task force looking at other options.

A task force to find a path forward on building a new men’s prison agrees that the state of South Dakota needs to replace the 144-year-old building in Sioux Falls.

A task force looking to craft a proposal for a new men’s prison will weigh the pros and cons of 11 East River locations at its next meeting.

South Dakota, which formerly held biannual legislative sessions, has reached 100 total lawmaking sessions. After well over a century of change, lawmakers now turn to the future.

South Dakota says it is “Open for Business,” but recent developments in the state Legislature have some worried its business-friendly model may be changing.