Where will South Dakota’s next prison go? Alternative sites unveiled

Sioux Falls leads race for new corrections operations

Proposed locations for the new South Dakota men’s prison.

More than half of the proposed sites for a new South Dakota prison to be reviewed this week by Gov. Larry Rhoden’s Project Prison Reset Task Force are located in the Sioux Falls area.

The 22-member panel will review 10 proposals for potential locations at its second meeting Tuesday in Springfield. Sites under consideration also include locations in Grant County, Aberdeen, Huron and Mitchell.

Site tour marks South Dakota's expanding prison exploration