Parole is the 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 until the expiration of the inmate's term of imprisonment. A prisoner is not required to accept parole.
S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15A-15
Parole
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Santema v. South Dakota Board of Pardons & Paroles (2007)
Most recently applied in Santema v. South Dakota Board of Pardons & Paroles (June 2007)
Source: SL 1996, ch 158, § 14; SL 2023, ch 82, § 91.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.