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Gov. Rhoden will delay special session on prison

Committee chairman Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen requests more time for Project Prison Reset Task Force to consider specific proposal

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Jonathan Ellis
Jun 12, 2025
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A special session of the South Dakota Legislature to take up prison project funding is further away than previously thought.

Gov. Larry Rhoden agreed Thursday to extend the deadline for calling a special legislative session to consider a new men’s prison, following a request for an extension from the committee studying the issue.

Mitchell backlash undercuts prison task force's support for potential site

Mitchell backlash undercuts prison task force's support for potential site

Joe Sneve
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June 10, 2025
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