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House rejects renaming Department of Corrections to add 'Rehabilitation'
Summary
The House defeated Senate Bill 192 on final reading after floor debate; supporters said the name change would reflect a rehabilitative mission, while opponents said a name change without substantive program changes is insufficient.
The South Dakota House on March 3 rejected Senate Bill 192, which would have renamed the Department of Corrections to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The clerk reported the final tally as 14 ayes, 55 nays, and 1 excused.
Representative Healy, sponsor of the bill, said the name change would reflect a shift in priorities toward rehabilitation and reentry programs. "A prison should not just…
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