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Sealed pardons in South Dakota spark legal and political clash
South Dakota has kept pardons secret since a 1983 law, shielding arrest to conviction records. Names of beneficiaries such as Russell Means and others remain undisclosed amid lawsuits and a legislative push to end blanket secrecy, with governors Janklow and Meierhenry defending the policy.
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Russell Means
St. Paul
Minn
South Dakota
Means
Bill Janklow
Sioux Falls
S.D
Congress
Janklow
Mark Meierhenry
State Prosecutors Association
Gail Hughes
The
Association of Paroling Authorities International
Hughes
Mike Rounds
Janktow
Canada