The South Dakota State Penitentiary is located in northern Sioux Falls, occupying approximately thirty acres. First constructed as a territorial prison in 1881, it became the South Dakota State Penitentiary when South Dakota was granted statehood in 1889. Though a large portion of the original buildings remain, numerous structural changes have occurred over the years.

The main Penitentiary facility contains three housing units. The Penitentiary is a Level IV facility.

The G. Norton Jameson Annex, adjacent to the Penitentiary, opened in February 1993.

Inmate employment within the Penitentiary falls into two basic categories; institutional support and prison industries. Institutional support includes those employed in food service, as clerks for various departments, as cell orderlies and those working in maintenance. Prison Industries consists of upholstery, printing, sign, decal, license plates, carpentry, book bindery, machine shop, Braille unit, garments, and data entry. All but the garment and data entry work is done at the Penitentiary. Most of the work is done for government agencies.

Address: 1600 North Drive, PO Box 5911, Sioux Falls, SD 57117
Phone: (605) 367-5051
Fax: (605) 367-5038

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