DOC officially owns site for new SD Men’s Prison

LINCOLN COUNTY, S.D. (KELO) — The land upon which the new South Dakota Men’s Prison will be built is now in the hands of the South Dakota Department of Corrections, with the transfer of the deed of the two parcels of land in rural Lincoln County occurring on February 23, 2024.

The parcels, which were previously held in the possession of the Office of School and Public Lands, were officially signed over by School and Public Lands commissioner Brock Greenfield on January 9, 2024, under the witness of Governor Kristi Noem, whose signature is on the warranty deed alongside Greenfield’s.

KELOLAND News obtained copies of the warranty deeds for the two pieces of land on Thursday, March 14.

The transfer of the properties was exempt from fee under a state law which says that transfers by or to the United States, South Dakota or any agency of the state, are exempt from real estate transfer fees.

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