SD Special Session: Senate to Consider Prison Bill First

SD special session: Senate to consider prison bill first

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The special session of the South Dakota state legislature on Tuesday, Sept. 23 is months in the making. Back in February, lawmakers voted against appropriating money to build a new men's prison in Lincoln County in eastern South Dakota; Gov. Larry Rhoden responded with a task force. Members came up with a new recommendation which the full legislature is scheduled to take up Tuesday: a prison in northeast Sioux Falls wi…

SPECIAL SESSION VIEWPOINTS | Lawmakers make final pitches ahead of $650M prison votes

Lawmakers return to Pierre next week for a special session at the state Capitol to cast votes on a long-debated proposal to build a new prison in southeast South Dakota. And with a price tag assured to be the most expensive government project in state history, it’s stirred months of sharp debate — from those who say a new prison to replace the state penitentiary is long overdue to critics who question its price tag and the process behind it.In a…