LIVESTREAM: Mitchell forum on the proposed $600 million state prison

LIVESTREAM: Mitchell forum on the proposed $600 million state prison

MITCHELL — An in-person forum on the proposed $600 million prison facility, which is being considered for construction in Mitchell, will be held tonight at Mitchell Technical College. The forum, which is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Mitchell Technical College auditorium, will be livestreamed by the Mitchell Republic at the link below. The forum is expected to run until approximately 7 p.m. The forum is open to the public.]]>

Prison project leaders take Mitchell residents' questions on state proposal

MITCHELL -- A standing-room audience of about 250 local residents heard from local and state leaders about the proposed state prison south of Mitchell in the first public forum dedicated to a possible facility in the community. In a 90-minute event on Tuesday at the Mitchell Technical College Amphitheater, among the biggest revelations was that the asking price for the land has now nearly doubled. That was according to Ryan Brunner, who serves a…

VIEWPOINT | New prison a $600 million mistake in the making

Kevin JensenIt’s hard to know where to start when talking about a proposed new prison for South Dakota. I have been trying to make sense of everything and offering other ideas for almost two years now — I believe there are many better solutions than building one massive new prison 20 miles or more out of town.Everyone would agree that we need to do something to resolve overcrowding, but how we do that has become very controversial. It seems like…