Any inmate against whom the disciplinary sanction of punitive confinement has been given for violating any of the rules or policies of the Department of Corrections, unless otherwise determined by the secretary of corrections, shall be housed in a segregation section of the state correctional facility for such period as may be necessary for the best interests of discipline, justice, rehabilitation, and the protection of the inmate and others. The disciplinary board, established by rules promulgated by the Department of Corrections, may take away time granted for good conduct pursuant to § 24-5-1 for violating any of the rules or policies of the Department of Corrections, following a hearing and subject to the approval of the secretary of corrections.
S.D. Codified Laws § 24-2-12
Punitive confinement--Forfeiture of good conduct time
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Meinders v. Weber (2000)
Most recently applied in Bergee v. South Dakota Board of Pardons & Paroles (March 2000)
Source: SDC 1939, § 13.4716; SL 1981, ch 193, § 6; SL 1989, ch 20, § 90; SL 1990, ch 179, § 2; SL 1994, ch 189, § 3; SL 2004, ch 168, § 6; SL 2023, ch 82, § 68.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.