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Inside the state Capitol in Pierre. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)

Bill proposes task force to study new criminal justice approach for ‘emerging adults’

BY: - January 18, 2023

Young adults, ages 18 to 25, represent roughly 10% of South Dakota’s population but 25% of arrests, according to Greg Sattizahn, state court administrator with the Unified Judicial System. Those “emerging adults” are the most incarcerated group based on penitentiary numbers and are the most likely group of state prisoners to recidivate, or return to […]