Construction progress | South Dakota Department of Corrections, SD

Groundbreaking ceremony October 16, 2023

June 2024

September 2024

October 2024


A view of the eastside of the Administration building (left) and the Housing Unit 2 building (right) taken on October 16, 2024, one year after the groundbreaking.

A view of the Programs and Services building.	A view of one of the utility trenches for electrical conduit.

The first of the precast walls go up for Housing Unit 3 as of October 31, 2024.

November 2024


The Programs and Services building east to west on 11/13/2024.	Precast walls for Housing Unit 1 11/13/2024.

Housing Unit 3 on 11/13/2024.	Roof bar joists on Housing Unit 3 11/13/2024.

Precast walls on the three housing units 11/27/2024.	Plumbing and electric work in a housing unit 11/27/2024.

The roof structure in one of the housing units11/27/2024.	Foundation work for the Programs and Services building 11/27/2024.

December 2024

January 2025

February 2025

March 2025

April 2025

April 7, 2025
Housing Unit 2

RC Womens Prison Construction 472025 H2A

RC Womens Prison Construction 472025 H2B
Housing Unit 3

RC Womens Prison Construction 472025 H3B
Visit room

Warehouse Interior

RC Womens Prison Construction 472025 WarehouseInterior
Administration building

RC Womens Prison Construction 472025 Admin utility work

RC Womens Prison Construction 472025 Admin roof

April 16, 2025
Housing Unit 3 view of dayroom from tier
RC Womens Prison Construction 4162025 Housing Unit 3 Dayroom from tier

Housing Unit 3 Tier

RC Womens Prison Construction 4162025 Housing Unit 3 Tier

RC Womens Prison Construction 4162025 Housing Unit 3 Tier B
Housing Unit 2 lower level

Housing Unit 1 Detention doors

RC Womens Prison Construction 4162025 Housing Unit 1 Detention door frames

Courtyard

Programs and Services building

Visitation

Warehouse Interior

Administration Exterior

April 30, 2025
Administration Building

Housing Unit 1 interior

Housing Unit 2

Housing Unit 3 upper tier

RC Womens Prison Construction Housing 3 Second Tier 4302025 A
Vehicle sally port area

May 2025

June 2025

June 11, 2025

Housing Unit1
RC Womens Prison Construction 6112025 H1
Housing Unit 2

Administration hallway

Courtyard
RC Womens Prison Construction 6112025 Courtyard
June 25, 2025
Programs and Services Building exterior

A view of the breakdown area inside of receiving.

A view of the second tier deck in Housing Unit #1 which is medium housing.

A view from the tier in Housing Unit 1 (medium).

A view of the second tier cells that are being erected in Housing Unit 2 and Housing Unit 3 (minimum housing).
RC Womens Prison Construction 6252025 H2 H3 Minimum

July 2025


Secretary of Corrections Kellie Wasko.	Andy Scull of Scull Construction.

Project stakeholders.	DOC staff members.


Crews begin with the dirt work.