{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-24-15a-57","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 24-15A-57","heading":"Factors for consideration in determining grant or denial of compassionate parole.","body":"The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall consider the following factors in determining the grant or denial of a compassionate parole:\n(1) The inmate's assessed risk level;\n(2) The inmate's conduct in prison;\n(3) The inmate's conduct while on extended confinement, if applicable;\n(4) Sentence served and sentence remaining;\n(5) Offense and chronicity of criminal behavior;\n(6) Prognosis and incapacitation level;\n(7) The inmate's compliance with health care ordered by a health care provider;\n(8) Release plan including provisions for health care;\n(9) Input, if any, of the sentencing judge, the prosecuting attorney, and the victim;\n(10) If the care and supervision that the inmate requires and is anticipated to require can be provided in a more medically appropriate or cost effective manner than the Department of Corrections;\n(11) Allowing a geriatric or terminally ill person to live at a location outside of prison prior to death; and\n(12) The ability to adequately monitor the inmate, after release, to ensure public safety.","path":["TITLE 24. CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PAROLE","CHAPTER 24-15A. ADULT STATE CORRECTIONAL PAROLE SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/24-15A-57","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"83cf3b3e54b315a9323be29d46bfa031731dbdf91d1746447d1f2fb6cd148c49","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-24-15a-56","next":"us-sd/sdcl-24-15a-58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}