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Year of Reenactment
(since 1972 suspension) |
1979 | |
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Year of First Execution
(since reenactment) |
2007 | |
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History
|
1877-1915: hanging |
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Current Method
|
Lethal injection | |
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South Dakota has life without parole. A jury decides the sentence. The Governor has the authority to grant clemency. The Governor may ask the Board of Pardons for non-binding recommendations.
South Dakota has only had one execution since the law was reinstated, when Elijah Page was voluntarily executed in 2007.