2 More Possible Prison Sites for Task Force

2 more possible prison sites for task force

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- The South Dakota Project Prison Reset task force could have two more sites to consider for a possible new men's prison. The two new possible sites are in northeastern Sioux Falls and in Box Elder. Those two proposals join possible sites in Mitchell, Worthing or other existing Department of Corrections land. Nebraska prison: Lower price tag, some differences Sweetman Partners LLP has submitted about 140 acres in …

Northeast Sioux Falls industrial property proposed as new prison site

June 25, 2025 A northeast Sioux Falls property owned by Sweetman Partners of Sioux Falls is among the latest sites submitted for consideration as a location for the new South Dakota men’s prison. A letter from Tom Sweetman sent to the task force evaluating potential locations offered to negotiate with the state on 137 acres it owns between Interstate 229 and just east of Bahnson Avenue not far from Gage Brothers Concrete Products and south of la…

Box Elder, another Sioux Falls site added to South Dakota's prison shortlist

More potential prison sites have emerged in South Dakota’s ongoing hunt for new correctional facility locations.Gov. Larry Rhoden’s Project Reset Task Force received letters of interest this week from owners of property near Box Elder in western South Dakota and another group with landholdings less than two miles from the existing state penitentiary in northeast Sioux Falls.