State House panel approves bill to prevent jail for inability to pay sobriety program fees

State House panel approves bill to prevent jail for inability to pay sobriety program fees

Rep. Peri Pourier, R-Rapid City, speaks on the floor of the South Dakota House during the 2025 legislative session at the Capitol in Pierre. (Photo by John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) A bill that would stop the practice of jailing people who can’t afford to pay sobriety program fees sailed through a South Dakota House of … Read more