Heavy equipment & second chances: Diesel training for inmates part of South Dakota's latest economic development push
Southeast Technical College to offer on-site instruction at the penitentiary
South Dakota officials are committing more than a million bucks in state economic development money to prison programming.
Gov. Larry Rhoden and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development announced Monday that $1.518 million in Future Fund dollars for fiscal year 2026 will go toward launching a diesel heavy equipment certificate program inside the penitentiary. The program will be operated by Southeast Technical College with oversight from the South Dakota Board of Technical Education.
