Public safetyFinding
South Dakota should build a new men's prison to replace the state penitentiary.
The state penitentiary in Sioux Falls dates to the 1880s, and plans for a new prison have been debated for years. A new prison would cost several hundred million dollars in state funds.
Larry Rhoden
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