PIERRE, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) After another committee hearing, the prison funding bill is still under consideration. The Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee heard over an hour of testimony Thursday morning regarding the proposal to build an $825 million men’s penitentiary in Lincoln County. One recurring question was why the project costs more than twice as much as a similar one in Nebraska. A representative from contractor J-E Dunn gave an answer. The full House will debate the proposal this afternoon.