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VIEWPOINT | Criminal justice reform better than building new prison

Summary by thedakotascout.com
Samantha ChapmanWhen it comes to the criminal legal system, South Dakota has a “lock ’em up and throw away the key” mentality.Instead of strengthening and expanding mental health and substance abuse treatment programs and tackling failing systems like education, housing and unemployment, for too long politicians have pushed tough-on-crime policies that have led us to a mass incarceration crisis – and our prisons are bursting at the seams.In fact…
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thedakotascout.com broke the news in on Sunday, June 22, 2025.
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