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SDDOC's first Lincoln Co. visit since prison location announced

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CANTON, S.D. (KELO) — $825 million is the price tag on a new men's prison that would sit between Canton and Harrisburg. It would replace the state prison in Sioux Falls. On Tuesday morning, South Dakota Department of Corrections officials said the proposed facility would improve safety and resolve overcapacity problems. "If you looked at land within 20 miles of Lincoln or Minnehaha County, the infrastructure there is actually better than a lot …

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SDDOC's first Lincoln Co. visit since prison location announced

2 months ago·Sioux Falls, United States

Moving new state prison would cost $100M, delay opening by years: state official

CANTON, S.D. — The most expensive project in the history of South Dakota is coming to rural Lincoln County, according to state officials, whether residents or local officials want it or not. The Lincoln County Commission and those in attendance were told Tuesday, Jan. 7, that too much time and money has already been spent or otherwise obligated on the state’s new $825 million men’s prison, formally dubbed the South Dakota Correctional Facility…

2 months ago·Fairfield, United States

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thedakotascout.com

Corrections Secretary faces Lincoln County prison opponents for first time

CANTON — More than a year of silence from the Department of Corrections (DOC) about plans to build an $825 million prison in Lincoln County came to an end Tuesday.Secretary Kellie Wasko appeared before the county’s commission to address the prison’s construction plans and assure more open lines of communication moving forward, as residents in the area continue to battle against its construction. A career veteran of the corrections community, who…

2 months ago

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