PIERRE — The Study Committee on Regional Jails and State Corrections Plans held it’s fourth meeting of the legislative interim Tuesday at the State Capitol in Pierre. Legislators are starting to narrow down ideas and suggestions for possible legislation this winter. Senator Arthur Rusch of Vermillion says there are multiple ideas to propose this winter…
Senator Bryan Breitling says around 86-million dollars would be available to help with regional jails…
Senator Al Novstrup of Aberdeen says it may be time the legislature looks at the three-decade old property tax freeze…
Other ideas floated by the Committee included county consolidation and looking at repealing presumptive probation included in the criminal justice reforms of 2015 known as Senate Bill 70.
