After endorsing new prison, lawmakers failed on rehabilitation efforts

By: Dana Hess

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: April 11, 2026

Words: 662

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Rep. Greg Jamison was flat out wrong. Last November, the Sioux Falls Republican said his colleagues in the Legislature would support reforms to improve prison inmate recidivism and rehabilitation. In a South Dakota Searchlight story, he predicted he could “almost assure” that “every legislator” would support the reforms.

Jamison, who is a real estate broker when he’s not in the Capitol, should stick with home sales. He has no future as a fortune teller.

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