Disciplinary sanctions authorized--Corporal punishment prohibited.

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24-2-9. Disciplinary sanctions authorized--Corporal punishment prohibited.

Any inmate violating the rules or institutional policies is subject to any one or more of the following disciplinary sanctions:

(1)Withholding of statutory time for good conduct;

(2)Punitive confinement;

(3)Imposition of fines;

(4)Restriction of privileges;

(5)Loss of work or school privileges;

(6)Additional labor without compensation;

(7)Referral to various programs;

(8)Transfer to a more secure housing unit;

(9)Change in classification status.

No corporal punishment may be inflicted upon inmates in the penitentiary.

Source: SDC 1939, §13.4715; SL 1981, ch 193, §5; SL 1989, ch 20, §88; SL 1990, ch 179, §1; SL 1994, ch 187, §2; SL 2004, ch 168, §4.


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