State: Bowing to local zoning in prison dispute ‘would be an absurd result’

Landowners challenge legitimacy of state’s ability to bypass county rules

Jan 23, 2024

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CANTON — The notion that the state of South Dakota needs county permission to build a state penitentiary is absurd, a lawyer representing the state Department of Corrections said Monday.

That argument from Assistant Attorney General Grant Flynn came during a Monday hearing at the Lincoln County Courthouse in a lawsuit that aims to scuttle construction of…

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John Hult SD Searchlight

John is the senior reporter for South Dakota Searchlight. He has more than 15 years experience covering criminal justice, the environment and public affairs in South Dakota, including more than a decade at the Sioux falls Argus Leader.