SDCL § 24-15A-32.1: Withholding of parole eligibility of sex offender based upon history, treatment, and risk factors.

Upon recommendation of sex offender treatment program staff and following a review of the inmate's history, treatment status, risk of re-offense, and psycho-sexual assessment, the warden may, at any time prior to the inmate's final discharge, recommend to the Board of Pardons and Paroles that parole eligibility pursuant to § 24-15A-32 be withheld on an inmate convicted of a felony sex offense as defined in § 22-24B-1.

The board may, after a hearing, determine if parole eligibility is to be withheld. The decision of the board to withhold parole eligibility is final.