PIERRE, (KCCR) — The District 24 legislative delegation all voted green this week to support the construction of a new men’s prison facility off Benson Road in Sioux Falls. Representative Will Mortenson says he had confidence in the Senate Bill Two passing…
Representative Mike Weisgram was surprised the House had the votes to carry the prison bill home…
Senator Jim Mehlhaff served on the Project Prison Reset Task Force and carried S-B-Two on the Senate Floor. He says while passage of the prison plan is good for South Dakota it came with a cost beyond what’s in the bank…
Weeks before the vote some lawmakers challenged Governor Larry Rhoden to quote “clean up” the Department of Corrections with Secretary Kelly Wasko’s release a part of that clean up. Wasko announced her intentions to resign after that, effective October 20th.
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