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Lawmakers consider new men's prison

Summary by KELO

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- The South Dakota Legislature's Joint Committee on Appropriations will receive a presentation on Thursday morning about the state Department of Corrections plan to construct a new men's prison in rural Lincoln County. The committee voted 18-0 to move the prison funding bill onto the House floor without a recommendation. Gov. Rhoden takes new tack in fight for new male prison What those 18 appropriators learn during th…

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siouxfallslive.com

Prison funding bill ‘deserves to be heard’ by full House, lawmaker says in 18-0 vote

PIERRE — The final piece of funding for a planned prison facility in Lincoln County cleared yet another legislative hurdle this week, but remains without an explicit recommendation from legislative committees. With a unanimous vote, the Joint Committee on Appropriations advanced House Bill 1025 without recommendation Thursday, Feb. 20. The bill would transfer the remaining $182 million in funding for the South Dakota Correctional Facility to a c…

2 days ago·Fairfield, United States

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OANow.com

Lawmakers seek more money for prison construction

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers are seeking the ability to borrow an additional $500 million for prison construction after the price of the state's new mega-prison rose to over $1 billion, complicating plans to build a second behemoth facility.

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KELO

Lawmakers consider new men's prison

3 days ago·Sioux Falls, United States

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thedakotascout.com

Prison funding advances for make-or-break vote

Department of Corrections Secretary Kelly Wasko testifies on prison funding at the Joint Appropriations Committee on Feb. 20, 2025. (Jonathan Ellis/The Dakota Scout)PIERRE – The South Dakota House of Representatives will get a prison funding bill Friday in what will likely be one of the most watched votes of the year.The House gets the funding bill after the Joint Appropriations Committee voted to send it to the floor with no recommendation Thur…

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