Construction companies are drawing up plans for new men’s penitentiary in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) — Construction companies are drawing up a plan for a new men’s penitentiary in Sioux Falls.  They say they can deliver the proposed 15-hundred bed facility for the 650-million dollar price tag recommended by the Project Prison Reset Task Force.  The Dakota Scout reports Task Force Chair, Lt. Governor Tony Venhuizen forwarded a letter to task force members Wednesday confirming the numbers.  The legislature will meet in a special session next month to vote on approving the plan.