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Senate judiciary talking about a bill to expand compassionate parole to people in prison who have health conditions that would exacerbate pandemic illnesses:
https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/217575.pdf
https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/217575.pdf
Dep. secretary of SD DOC Doug Clark said he was "proud of our mitigation efforts."
"We certainly learned a lot."
What we learned: https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2020/11/06/how-covid-19-overwhelmed-south-dakota-prisons-coronavirus-outbreak/6164657002/
"We certainly learned a lot."
What we learned: https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2020/11/06/how-covid-19-overwhelmed-south-dakota-prisons-coronavirus-outbreak/6164657002/
Sen. Red Dawn Foster, of Pine Ridge, said the bill is needed to pay attention to the most vulnerable people in society, such as Black people and indigenous people of color who are disproportionately in prisons and impacted by COVID-19.
The bill would expand compassionate parole to those with a nonviolent Class 3 felony or lower. it wouldn't automatically grant it, Foster said, but give them opportunity to go in front of parole board.
