PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden has released his draft proposal for a new men’s prison to be built in Sioux Falls.

Rhoden says now state legislators have about three weeks to strategize for the special legislative session on Sept. 23 in Pierre.

Rhoden says the Project Prison Reset task force put together a solid proposal.

Rhoden looks forward to working with legislators to get the prison bill passed.

Rhoden says the 140-year-old State Penitentiary must be replaced. He says now that there’s a good site, a good plan, the money to pay for it and the legislation to authorize it, it’s time to get the process moving forward.

You can find the draft legislation here. An outline of the legislation can be found here.