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South Dakota State Penitentiary
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South Dakota State Penitentiary is a state prison located in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. Reported population: 725. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
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Current population
725
Occupancy
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Year opened
1881
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1881
Region
South Dakota
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
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Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
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Data completeness
68%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q7566993)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). South Dakota State Penitentiary. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/south-dakota-state-penitentiary
Chicago
"South Dakota State Penitentiary." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/south-dakota-state-penitentiary.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-south-dakota-state-penitent,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {South Dakota State Penitentiary},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/south-dakota-state-penitentiary},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}