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South Dakota, tribe finalize plan to serve parole

South Dakota, tribe finalize plan to serve parole
South Dakota, tribe finalize plan to serve parole
Author
Nora Hertel
Year

South Dakota and Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribal officials finalized an agreement on a pilot program for tribal members to serve parole at home on the reservation.

Sisseton-Wahpeton Chairman Robert Shepherd and Department of Corrections Secretary Denny Kaemingk signed the intergovernmental agreement. Tribal officials have already begun to put the plan into effect.

intergovernmental agreements
intergovernmental collaboration
prisoner reintegration
recidivism
Native Nations
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate
Resource Type
News and Opinion
Topics
Economic and Community Development
Governance
Intergovernmental Relations
Land/Jurisdiction
Citation

Hertel, Nora. "South Dakota, tribe finalize plan to serve parole." Rapid City Journal. May 9, 2014. Article. (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/9/sd-tribe-state-officials-advance-parolee-project/, accessed May 20, 2014)