Mike Durfee State Prison
Encyclopedia
The Mike Durfee State Prison is a South Dakota
state prison for men on the campus of what was University of South Dakota at Springfield, United States
.
It opened under the name of Springfield State Prison in 1984 with women from the prison at Yankton, South Dakota
. It became coed in 1985 with males being admitted.
It became all male in 1997 when the women were transferred to Herm Solem Public Safety Center in Pierre, South Dakota
. In 1999 it was named for Mike Durfee who had been with the school and was Deputy Director of the South Dakota Department of Corrections.
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
state prison for men on the campus of what was University of South Dakota at Springfield, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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History
It is named for Mike Durfee who was a standout athlete and teacher at the school.It opened under the name of Springfield State Prison in 1984 with women from the prison at Yankton, South Dakota
Yankton, South Dakota
Yankton is a city in, and the county seat of, Yankton County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 14,454 at the 2010 census. Yankton was the original capital of Dakota Territory. It is named for the Yankton tribe of Nakota Native Americans...
. It became coed in 1985 with males being admitted.
It became all male in 1997 when the women were transferred to Herm Solem Public Safety Center in Pierre, South Dakota
Pierre, South Dakota
Pierre is the capital of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County. The population was 13,646 at the 2010 census, making it the second least populous state capital after Montpelier, Vermont...
. In 1999 it was named for Mike Durfee who had been with the school and was Deputy Director of the South Dakota Department of Corrections.