Mary Scott NabersSouth Dakota lawmakers clear path for $650M prison project - Mary Scott Nabers https://maryscottnabers.com Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:05:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://maryscottnabers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-Web-Mary-Scott-Nabers-6813-Edit-Edit-Crop-32x32.jpg South Dakota lawmakers clear path for $650M prison project - Mary Scott Nabers https://maryscottnabers.com 32 32 South Dakota lawmakers clear path for $650M prison project https://maryscottnabers.com/2025/10/01/south-dakota-lawmakers-clear-path-for-650m-prison-project/ https://maryscottnabers.com/2025/10/01/south-dakota-lawmakers-clear-path-for-650m-prison-project/#respond Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:45:00 +0000 https://maryscottnabers.com/2025/10/01/south-dakota-lawmakers-clear-path-for-650m-prison-project/ South Dakota lawmakers have passed a bill to spend $650 million to build a 1,500-bed men’s prison in Sioux Falls, replacing an operational facility that was built in 1885.  The new prison is expected to alleviate overcrowding and an associated problems that include fights, drug smuggling and inmate deaths.  Existing facilities will remain in use until the new prison is […]

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