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South Dakota is on track to spend $2 billion on prisons in the next decade

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The South Dakota State Penitentiary sits north of downtown Sioux Falls on Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Sarah Raza)
Protestors gather outside the South Dakota State Penitentiary on Friday, May 23, 2025 to protest about recent prison deaths. (AP Photo/Sarah Raza)
Protestors gather outside the South Dakota State Penitentiary on Friday, May 23, 2025 to protest about recent prison deaths. (AP Photo/Sarah Raza)

The South Dakota State Penitentiary sits north of downtown Sioux Falls on Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Sarah Raza)