PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Lawmakers are in Pierre today for a special session to decide whether South Dakota moves ahead with a new prison.

This will be the fifth vote since a 2021 study suggested that the state needs a new facility.

In 2023, lawmakers approved land purchases, and last year, they funded site prep.

However, earlier this year, lawmakers rejected a proposal in rural Lincoln County.

Now, after a summer task force reset, legislators will vote on a $650 million prison plan, which includes a facility in northeast Sioux Falls.

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