Inmates moving to new Rapid City women’s prison, but dilapidated unit in Pierre remains in use
The 79-woman transfer marks the first month of moves from the aging Pierre campus as the state opens a replacement facility.
- South Dakota's recently opened Rapid City Correctional Facility held 79 women at the end of September, marking the first month the state began transferring inmates from the Pierre campus.
- Overcrowding at the older Pierre prison campus spurred construction of the $87 million Rapid City complex, which includes specialized facilities for chemical dependency treatment and a mother-baby program.
- Corrections Secretary Nick Lamb told lawmakers the Pierre minimum security unit is "not suited for occupancy" due to "structural deficiencies" according to assessments conducted over multiple years.
- As of Thursday, 466 women remained in custody in Pierre, including 64 at the Hughes County Jail and 208 in the minimum security unit, department spokesperson Michael Winder said.
- Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a law setting aside $682,825 to demolish the Pierre unit once it is no longer needed, following the state's decision to cease maintenance on the aging structure.
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Vehicles fill the parking lot of South Dakota's Rapid City Correctional Facility, a women's prison, on Oct. 1, 2026. The complex includes multiple additional structures behind the main building. (Photo by Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight)South Dakota’s recently opened women’s prison in Rapid City held 79 women at the end of September, the first month the state began to move them there from the women’s prison campus in Pierre. Overcrowding i…
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Inmates moving to new Rapid City women’s prison, but dilapidated unit in Pierre remains in use
Vehicles fill the parking lot of South Dakota's Rapid City Correctional Facility, a women's prison, on Oct. 1, 2026. The complex includes multiple additional structures behind the main building. (Photo by Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight)South Dakota’s recently opened women’s prison in Rapid City held 79 women at the end of September, the first month the state began to move them there from the women’s prison campus in Pierre. Overcrowding i…
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Vehicles fill the parking lot of South Dakota's Rapid City Correctional Facility, a women's prison, on Oct. 1, 2026. The complex includes multiple additional structures behind the main building. (Photo by Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight)South Dakota’s recently opened women’s prison in Rapid City held 79 women at the end of September, the first month the state began to move them there from the women’s prison campus in Pierre. Overcrowding i…
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Vehicles fill the parking lot of South Dakota's Rapid City Correctional Facility, a women's prison, on Oct. 1, 2026. The complex includes multiple additional structures behind the main building. (Photo by Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight)South Dakota’s recently opened women’s prison in Rapid City held 79 women at the end of September, the first month the state began to move them there from the women’s prison campus in Pierre. Overcrowding i…
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Vehicles fill the parking lot of South Dakota's Rapid City Correctional Facility, a women's prison, on Oct. 1, 2026. The complex includes multiple additional structures behind the main building. (Photo by Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight)South Dakota’s recently opened women’s prison in Rapid City held 79 women at the end of September, the first month the state began to move them there from the women’s prison campus in Pierre. Overcrowding i…
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