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SDCL § 24-15-1 Files and case histories of inmates--Purposes--Access to file
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If a defendant is sentenced to a state correctional facility, the Department of Corrections shall develop a file which shall contain a complete history of that person. The executive director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall generate an adequate case history of each inmat…
SDCL § 24-15-1.1 Parole defined--Prisoner not required to accept parole--No right to parole
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Parole is the discretionary conditional release of an inmate from actual state correctional facility custody before the expiration of the inmate's term of imprisonment. The prisoner remains an inmate under the legal custody of the Department of Corrections until the expiration of…
SDCL § 24-15-1.2 Prior felonies--Determination and effect on parole eligibility
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The determination of whether a prior offense is a felony for the purposes of this chapter shall be determined by whether it is a felony under the laws of this state, any other state, or the United States at the time of conviction of the offense. Any felony conviction in this stat…
SDCL § 24-15-10 Application for parole or clemency--Waiting period if denied--Period for crime of violence
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If an inmate's application for parole is denied, the inmate may not again present an application before the board for a period of eight months. A continuance of an application for parole is not a denial. An application for clemency may not be heard for one year after the date of …
