SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Department of Corrections employees are getting the chance to voice their opinions on where the new South Dakota State Penitentiary could go, through a survey.

Eric Ollila is the Executive Director of the South Dakota State Employees Organization, believes that the Prison Project Reset task force will gain valuable information from the survey.

“The survey will give (employees) that, light input," Ollila said. "They will get to express their opinions about, where it is they would like to travel to... What can they go through in order to get the job done?"

Initially, the DOC set out for a location within a 20-mile range of the current state prison. On Tuesday, the task force decided to prioritize sites near Michell and Worthing. Mitchell is more than 60 miles f

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