{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-24-15a-55","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 24-15A-55","heading":"Eligibility for compassionate parole.","body":"Notwithstanding any contrary provision in chapter 24-13, 24-15, or 24-15A, an inmate who:\n(1) Has a terminal illness;\n(2) Is seriously ill and not likely to recover;\n(3) Requires extensive medical care or significant chronic medical care;\n(4) Is at least sixty-five years of age, has served at least ten consecutive years of the inmate's sentence incarcerated, whose current sentences are for convictions of a Class 3 felony or below and whose medical care needs are at least double the average annual medical cost of the inmate population; or\n(5) Is at least seventy years of age and has served at least thirty consecutive years of the inmate's sentence incarcerated; and\n(6) Is not serving a capital punishment sentence;\nis eligible for compassionate parole consideration.","path":["TITLE 24. CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PAROLE","CHAPTER 24-15A. ADULT STATE CORRECTIONAL PAROLE SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/24-15A-55","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"1f51c457d0918efdb3b70acded370e402f9652e27275e5dac94745690c835b0e","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-24-15a-54","next":"us-sd/sdcl-24-15a-56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}