One industry expert says wastewater at a state prison can be handled three ways: tying into existing lines, erecting an on-site treatment facility or using bacteria-filled lagoons
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) A new men’s prison proposed for a rural section of Lincoln County would serve as a replacement for most of the State Penitentiary that now sits in Sioux Falls. The penitentiary is a big facility; as of September it had 783 inmates. Metro Communications, which handles 911 calls in Sioux Falls […]
Barbed wire at the intersection of 477th Avenue and 278th Street in rural Lincoln County is just about the only hint a visitor will find about the state's plan to put a new men's prison at this location between Canton and Harrisburg.
The South Dakota Department of Corrections announced recently the agreement to purchase land just south of Harrisburg for a new men's state prison. This announcement has stirred up mixed emotions for residents.