§ 24-15A-57 Factors for consideration in determining grant or denial of compassionate parole.

SD Codified L § 24-15A-57 (2019) (N/A)

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24-15A-57. Factors for consideration in determining grant or denial of compassionate parole. The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall consider the following factors in determining the grant or denial of a compassionate parole:

(1) The inmate's assessed risk level;

(2) The inmate's conduct in prison;

(3) The inmate's conduct while on extended confinement, if applicable;

(4) Sentence served and sentence remaining;

(5) Offense and chronicity of criminal behavior;

(6) Prognosis and incapacitation level;

(7) The inmate's compliance with health care ordered by a health care provider;

(8) Release plan including provisions for health care;

(9) Input, if any, of the sentencing judge, the prosecuting attorney, and the victim;

(10) If the care and supervision that the inmate requires and is anticipated to require can be provided in a more medically appropriate or cost effective manner than the Department of Corrections;

(11) Allowing a geriatric or terminally ill person to live at a location outside of prison prior to death; and

(12) The ability to adequately monitor the inmate, after release, to ensure public safety.Source: SL 2018, ch 154, § 3.

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