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Reg ardless of whether the inmate is sentenced to death, or is sentenced to life imprisonment, the inmate will spend, on averag e, the first 10 years in prison. As a result, we estimate no impact to annual incarceration costs, or incarceration costs over a ten year period. T his Legislative Incarceration Fiscal Impact Statement was drafted to comply with the statutor y requirements of SDCL 2-9-19 and 2-19-20. This statement considers only the estimated fiscal impact on the prisons and jails as a result of HB 1183 and does not validate, or calculate any potential costs or savings associated with the j u d i c i a l o r a p p e a l s p r o c e s s.
2014-638A