SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- South Dakota Department of Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko will resign effective Oct. 20, she said in a letter dated Sept. 1 to Gov. Larry Rhoden.

Rhoden provided KELOLAND News with a copy of the letter on Tuesday. The Legislature will be voting on a proposed $650 million 1,500-bed prison recommended for Sioux Falls on Sept. 23, and lawmakers have shared concerns about the DOC.

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Rhoden said Wasko turned in her resignation on Tuesda

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