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Overdose deaths in custody raise questions about consequences of contraband

Juan Bernabeu for The Marshall Project
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The Marshall Project

Eight people have died in South Dakota’s prisons system since February due to overdose.

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says he will announce additional criminal charges related to overdose deaths in the coming weeks.

SDPB’s Lori Walsh asked Jackley about the deaths and whether they can be prevented.

Then we talk with Peter O'Dowd, host-correspondent with Here & Now. We discuss his investigation into deaths in America's jails and prisons.

Find Marshall Project reporting on deaths in custody here.

Lori Walsh is a special correspondent with SDPB and host of the "In the Moment" podcast.