South Dakota’s $825 million prison project in rural Lincoln County faces legislative and legal hurdles as the proposed site and price tag come under fire.

Here’s a look at some of the events scheduled at the state Capitol for Wednesday, February 19, the 23rd working day of the ...

Landowners near the new Lincoln County prison site railed against the Department of Corrections for a lack of transparency ...

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota lawmakers, the Governor’s Office and the state Treasurer’s Office hope to bring more ...

"A prison, like a jail, is a necessary government function, and it must be located somewhere," a state circuit judge ruled.

"Anyone who thinks property taxes are boring should have covered the committee I did," columnist Terry Woster writes.

There is “a real possibility” that South Dakota lawmakers say no to Gov. Larry Rhoden’s request for the final $182 million needed to fund a new men’s ...

There’s a machine in Pierre that only gets fired up every couple of years, but when it does it’s something to behold.

Dr Lilias Jarding, executive director of the Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, gave testimony at the House Agriculture and ...

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South Dakota’s four-year process to address the state’s correctional needs evolved into a plan to build a new men’s prison on 160 acres of farmland in Lincoln County ...

The tunnels were originally built to route steam lines for heating when the original courthouse was constructed in 1922. They ...