Section 23A-27A-31.1 - Segregation of defendant from other inmates--Access to defendant by otherslimited. - South Dakota Statutes

23A-27A-31.1. Segregation of defendant from other inmates--Access to defendant by others limited. From the time of delivery to the penitentiary until the infliction of the punishment of death upon the defendant, unless lawfully discharged from such imprisonment, the defendant shall be segregated from other inmates at the penitentiary. No other person may be allowed access to the defendant without an order of the trial court except penitentiary staff, Department of Corrections staff, the defendant's counsel, members of the clergy if requested by the defendant, and members of the defendant's family. Members of the clergy and members of the defendant's family are subject to approval by the warden before being allowed access to the defendant.

Source: SL 2008, ch 117, § 24.