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Prison site’s previous owners would be ‘rolling over in their graves’

A family photo shows the barn and other buildings on the state property formerly owned by Alfred and Ethilda 'Tilly' Haug in rural Canton, S.D. The buildings were torn down recently to prepare for planned construction of a new prison on the site. (Photo: Courtesy of the Eiesland family)

It was early October of 2023 when Tom Eiesland learned that the land he farmed for more than four decades was slated to become a prison.

Located at the corner of 278th Street and 477th Avenue in rural …