SDCL § 24-2-6: Maintenance of order--Prevention of escapes.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 24. CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PAROLE
- CHAPTER 24-2. CARE AND DISCIPLINE OF STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY INMATES
Officers and employees may use any necessary means, including reasonable force, to maintain order in any adult correctional facility, to enforce obedience, suppress insurrections and prevent escapes, even at the hazard of life.
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