VIEWPOINT | Presumptive probation safeguards liberty

Guest column by Ryan Kolbeck, former president of South Dakota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

The South Dakota attorney general recently stated that the sentencing of Jason Shields, a man who plead guilty but mentally ill, is an example that necessitates South Dakota to reevaluate presumptive probation, which would put the liberty of all South Dakotans at risk.  

As stated in our Constitution, South Dakota should not deprive someone of their life…