FRC Commission asked to consider contributing to new Pennington County Jail instead of building its own new jail
On Thursday, May 1, the Fall River County Commissioners hosted a trio of representatives from Pennington County who offered a proposal where Fall River County would contribute $400,000 per year for 30 years in exchange for reserving up to 35 beds for inmates in their new jail. File photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star
HOT SPRINGS — Three Pennington County officials came to the May 1 Fall River County Commission meeting to explain their proposed multistory jail expansion in downtown Rapid City near their current jail and to invite Fall River’s participation, as an alternative to building a new county jail in Hot Springs.
To allocate 35 beds for Fall River inmates in the Pennington facility would cost $12 million,…
