Report Shows South Dakota Penitentiary ‘Has Reached the End of Its Useful Life’

Report shows South Dakota penitentiary ‘has reached the end of its useful life’

(PIERRE, SD) — The South Dakota penitentiary has reached the end of its useful life. The Project Prison Reset task force shared the news from consultants Arrington Watkins. Lieutenant Governor Tony Venhuizen, who chairs the task force, said the report found that the prison system ‘is overcrowded and requires a new facility.’ The report analyzed the state of the current prison system, which includes the penitentiary, the Jameson Prison Annex and …

South Dakota's prison price tag could be more than $2B, task force learns

The state of South Dakota could build more than $2 billion worth of prisons in the next decade and still be out of space by 2040. That’s according to a highly anticipated consultant's report commissioned by the Project Prison Reset Task Force, assembled by Gov. Larry Rhoden to reassess the state Department of Corrections’ plan to build a 1,500-bed men’s prison in Lincoln County. The findings in the 81-page report, compiled by Arizona-based Arrin…

South Dakota's prison pricetag could be more than $2B, task force learns

The state of South Dakota could build more than $2 billion worth of prisons in the next decade and still be out of space by 2040.That’s according to a highly anticipated consultant's report commissioned by the Project Prison Reset Task Force, assembled by Gov. Larry Rhoden to reassess the state Department of Corrections’ plan to build a 1,500-bed men’s prison in Lincoln County.The findings in the 81-page report, compiled by Arizona-based Arringt…