S.D. Codified Laws § 24-2-9

Disciplinary sanctions authorized--Corporal punishment prohibited

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Delano v. Petteys (1994)

Most recently applied in Clay v. Weber (May 2007)

Source: SDC 1939, § 13.4715; SL 1981, ch 193, § 5; SL 1989, ch 20, § 88; SL 1990, ch 179, § 1; SL 1994, ch 187, § 2; SL 2004, ch 168, § 4; SL 2023, ch 82, § 66.

Any inmate violating the rules or institutional policies is subject to any one or more of the following disciplinary sanctions:

(1) Withholding of statutory time for good conduct;

(2) Punitive confinement;

(3) Imposition of fines;

(4) Restriction of privileges;

(5) Loss of work or school privileges;

(6) Additional labor without compensation;

(7) Referral to various programs;

(8) Transfer to a more secure housing unit;

(9) Change in classification status.

No corporal punishment may be inflicted upon any inmate in a state correctional facility.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.