South Dakota Statutes

§ 24-2-6 — Maintenance of order--Prevention of escapes.

South Dakota·Title 24 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PAROLE·Ch. 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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Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 13.4717; SL 1979, ch 161, § 4; SL 1989, ch 20, § 87; SL 1990, ch 178.

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