PIERRE, (KCCR) — As the 100th session of the South Dakota Legislature ramps up lawmakers heard from the Chief Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court for the annual State of the Courts message. Chief Justice Steven Jensen says the Office of Indigent Legal Services is looking to take the next step in providing access to the Courts…
Jensen says he would like to see pre-trial services expanded in the state…
Jensen says security is also an area the Court system is looking at both in and outside of the courthouse…
Jensen estimates the Office of Indigent Legal Services will save 600-thousand dollars per year. Counties across the state should save a combined over two-point-one million dollars.
