Title: Frequently Asked Questions: Sex Offenders :: SD Dept. of Corrections
Headings: Frequent Questions
Frequent Questions
Sex Offenders
Do sex offenders receive treatment while in prison?
Do sex offenders have to register upon their release from prison in South Dakota?
Is there a list of all of the registered sex offenders available to the public?

Content: 1.3.C.12 Sex Offender Registration 1.4.A.3 Sex Offender Management Program 1.4.B.9 Sexual Behavior Issue Review
Do sex offenders receive treatment while in prison? Yes. The sex offender treatment program operated through the DOC is known as the Special Treatment of Perpetrators (STOP) program. The STOP Program consists of therapy, educational treatment and relapse prevention. Failure to take part or complete STOP can negatively impact an inmate's parole and classification level. Those inmates who are terminated from or refuse treatment while in prison may have their visits restricted, may be classified to a higher level and may jeopardize their parole release. The Sex Offender Management Program (SOMP) operated by the DOC includes sex offender specific assessments, Admissions & Orientation psychosexual screens, STOP programming, psychosexual reports, community release planning, assistance in community supervision, development and promotion of a community treatment provider network, and sex offender community treatment and supervision standards. Do sex offenders have to register upon their release from prison in South Dakota? Yes. All persons convicted of serious sex crimes, including federal, military, out-of-state convictions and certain adjudicated juveniles, must register if residing in South Dakota.