Six Fols, SD – Legitimates at South Dakota agreed to replace one of the oldest prisons in the country, a prison preceding the country itself.
The lawmakers passed by a draft law on Tuesday night in a special session to spend $ 650 million to build a prison of 1500 beds and the closure of a prison that was built 140 years ago when the state was part of the Dakota region. It will be the most expensive taxpayer gambling project since the establishment of the state in 1889.
“The few things that we have done are of great importance as we do here today,” said Republican ruler Larry Rudin before signing the draft law.
South Dakota imposes Criminal criminal penalties and Spending The new criminal justice facilities must follow the democratic -led countries Close prisons.
The new state prison, like the old prison, will be located in Six Fols, where there are municipal services necessary to support it and provide workers in the field of corrections already trained.
For years, lawmakers are discussing whether they will build a new prison, given the overcrowding in the old site and serious problems, including the death of prisoners, battles and drug smuggling. In addition to being larger, officials say the new prison will have a modern design that helps reduce these problems.
Some legislators blamed the Secretary of the Reforms Department for the troubles of the prison. She prompted her recent resignation to increase support to build a new prison.
Approval of the victory over the facility is seen as a victory for Rodin, who has focused on the project since he took the position of the state when she left former state governor Christie to join the Trump administration.
Rodin is expected to be operated to be re -elected in 2026.
After the failure of the prison plan worth $ 825 million in the annual legislative session for this year, Rodin established a workplace for the legislators and state officials to reach a plan for a new facility and the location of a new facility.
“You can say a lot of things about this process. I will not call it.
A bill in the field of truth, which requires some violent criminals to serve the full length of their punishment before the conditional release contributes to the problem of overcrowding in South Dakota, according to the advisor a report. The report expected that South Dakota may need to spend up to two billion dollars over the next decade to keep pace with the growing population on the prisoners.
Supporters of the new prison argued that rehabilitation, mental health support and job opportunities require more space than available in the current facility.
The construction is estimated to take four years.