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SDPB Radio Coverage of the South Dakota Legislature. See all coverage and find links to audio and video streams live from the Capitol at www.sdpb.org/statehouse

Attempt To Limit Death Penalty Fails Senate State Affairs Approval

After legislators killed a bill on Wednesday to eliminate the death penalty in South Dakota, they also killed a bill to limit the death penalty only to offenders who are too dangerous for prison. The bill provided that jurors would have to find that potential for future danger in addition to aggravating factors that currently justify capital punishment.

Rapid City freelancer Victoria L. Wicks has been producing news for SDPB since August 2007. She Retired from this position in March 2023.