Prison Task Force Decision Prompts Special South Dakota Legislative Session

Prison task force decision prompts special South Dakota legislative session

The task force zeroed in on two sites in the northeastern part of Sioux Falls in an industrial area.

Special legislative session scheduled for South Dakota prison vote

Cells at the South Dakota State Penitentiary. (Courtesy of South Dakota Department of Corrections)South Dakota lawmakers will gather in September to decide whether to replace the state penitentiary.  On Friday, Gov. Larry Rhoden issued an executive proclamation calling a special session of the Legislature for Sept. 23. The news comes a little over a week after the governor’s Project Prison Reset task force voted to endorse a 1,500-bed complex on…

South Dakota Legislature to meet in special session to consider prison legislation

PIERRE, SD – South Dakota legislators are going to be headed back to Pierre for a special legislative session. Governor Larry Rhoden announced Friday that he’s calling a special session in September for the legislature to consider and pass legislation for a new prison. “When we started this process, we knew that we needed to build consensus on a plan that a supermajority of the legislature can agree on, and I believe that we are in good shape to…

Gov. Larry Rhoden announces special session for new state prison

The announcement comes on the heels of a unanimous prison task force decision earlier this month.

South Dakota Legislature to hold September special session on future prison facility

PIERRE — South Dakota lawmakers will reconvene in Pierre this September for a special session focused on the future of the South Dakota State Penitentiary. Gov. Larry Rhoden on Friday, July 18, issued an executive order establishing a special legislative session to be held Sept. 23. Lawmakers are expected to discuss and pass legislation to formally locate and fund a future corrections facility. The call for a special session comes after more tha…

Rhoden Orders Special Session On Prison Issue

South Dakota lawmakers will gather in September to decide whether to replace the state penitentiary.