The Mike Durfee State Prison is a

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for men on the campus of what was University of South Dakota at Springfield,

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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

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. 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

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. 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.sd.gov profile
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Notable Inmates

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Official page
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