Gov. Rhoden calls special session on $650M prison plan

South Dakota legislators will consider Project Prison Reset recommendations in September

Legislators serving on the Project Prison Reset Task Force discuss their positions offline at the Military Heritage Alliance in Sioux Falls before reconvening from an afternoon lunch break. (Joe Sneve / The Dakota Scout)

South Dakota lawmakers will return to the state Capitol in September for another round of prison funding talks.

Gov. Larry Rhoden has issued an executive proclamation calling for a special session of the South Dakota Legislature on Sept. 23, where legislators will consider authorizing hundreds of millions of dollars for the construction of a new men’s prison.

In a letter sent to lawmakers, legislative leaders, and Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen, Rhoden set the date for Sept. 23 at 9 a.m. in Pierre.

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