SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Governor Rhoden released the full plan for a new prison to be built at the Benson Road site in Sioux Falls.

The plan will be voted on in the upcoming special session on September 23.

“Thank you to the prison task force for creating a good plan and to the contractors for putting together a design that fits those parameters,” said Rhoden. “This is a fiscally responsible plan that will give South Dakota a 100-year facility with necessary space to reform our corrections system.”

The project’s cost has been reduced from $825 million to $650 million, with a decrease of 160,000 square feet while maintaining critical programming space.

Cost-reducing adjustments include:

A $125 million reduction in building costs, including:

A 176,000 square foot adjustme

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