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Watch the construction on the Rapid City Correctional Facility progress:

Groundbreaking ceremony October 16, 2023

June 2024

September 2024

October 2024

November 2024

December 2024

January 2025

February 2025

March 2025

April 2025

May 2025

June 2025

July 2025

August 2025

September 2025

October 2025

October 1, 2025

Housing Unit 1
RC Womens Prison Construction 1012025 H1 Housing Control
Housing Unit 2

Housing Unit 3

Administration Staff Suite

Programs and Services interior

Footings for Mother-Infant program

October 15, 2025

Housing Unit 1
RC Womens Prison Construction 10162025 H1 Interior
Housing Unit 2 Exterior

Housing Unit 3 Interior

Kitchen prep area

Laundry

Vocational Industry exterior

Mother Infant building

First part of perimeter road

October 29, 2025
Housing Unit 1
RC Womens Prison Construction 10292025 Housing Unit 1

Housing Unit 3
RC Womens Prison Construction 10292025 H3 B

RC Womens Prison Construction 10292025 H3 A

Administration Offices
RC Womens Prison Construction 10292025 Admin Offices

Administration breakroom
RC Womens Prison Construction 10292025 Admin Breakroom

Mother Infant building
RC Womens Prison Construction 10292025 Mother Infant Foundation

Programs & Services building exterior
RC Womens Prison Construction 10292025 PS northside

November 2025

December 2025

January 2026

February 2026

March 2026

Rapid City Correctional Facility construction progress
March 4, 2026

Minimum Housing Unit room
RC Womens Prison construction 342026 Minimum Housing room
Mother Infant Exterior

Mother Infant interior

Dental Operatory area

Kitchen Production area flooring prep

March 18, 2026
Housing unit interiors

Preparing the parking lot for surfacing

Installing sidewalks in courtyard
RC Womens Prison Construction 3182026 Courtyard sidewalk work
Setting exterior light poles

Mother Infant Unit exterior

Mother Infant interior

RC Womens Prison Construction 3182026 MIU Interior

April 2026

Rapid City Correctional Facility
Construction Progress April 8, 2026

Medium Housing Unit dayroom

RC Womens Prison Construction 482026 Medium Housing dayroom
Minimum Housing Unit dayroom

Minimum Housing Unit rooms

Kitchen Production area

Mother Infant Unit exterior

Mother Infant Unit interior

Parking Lot

Courtyard sidewalk work

April 21, 2026

Medium housing unit
RC Womens Prison Construction 4212026 Medium Housing A

Mother Infant Unit prepped for siding

Dental equipment installation

Laundry equipment installation

May 2026

July 2026

July 10, 2026 ribbon cutting