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Amid discussion of new prisons, some lawmakers on budget panel call for reforms
A comparison with North Dakota caused some lawmakers on South Dakota’s legislative budget committee to say Tuesday that changes are needed to curb high incarceration numbers. The discussion came as South Dakota prepares to build a new men’s prison near Sioux Falls and a new women’s prison in Rapid City, for a combined estimated cost […] The post Amid discussion of new prisons, some lawmakers on budget panel call for reforms appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight.
Amid discussion of new prisons, some South Dakota lawmakers on budget panel call for reforms
A comparison with North Dakota caused some lawmakers on South Dakota’s legislative budget committee to say Tuesday that changes are needed to curb high incarceration numbers. The discussion came as South Dakota prepares to build a new men’s prison near Sioux Falls and a new women’s prison in Rapid...
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