STATE PRISON FACILITIES IN SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA WERE PLACED ON LOCKDOWN TUESDAY MORNING AT 7:30.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OFFICIALS SAY THE MOVE WAS NOT IN RESPONSE TO A DISTURBANCE OR ASSAULT, BUT NO FURTHER DETAILS WERE PROVIDED.
IN-PERSON VISITATION WAS CANCELED, THOUGH ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS LIKE MEALS, TRANSPORT, AND CLINICAL SERVICES CONTINUE.
THERE IS NO TIMELINE FOR WHEN THE LOCKDOWN WILL BE LIFTED.
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