On Day 1, Johnson will create the Supervision and Release Task Force, with representatives from law enforcement, the judicial branch, and the Board of Pardons and Paroles to improve probation and parole supervision of offenders. The task force will also aim to reform the commutation and clemency process in South Dakota
Create a Supervision and Release Task Force on day one to improve probation and parole supervision and reform commutation and clemency processes.
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On Day 1, Johnson will create the Supervision and Release Task Force.
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The promise is a future gubernatorial Day 1 action, not something Johnson could fulfill from his current federal House office. The provided evidence shows the plan still describes the task force as something he would create if elected governor, and as of June 3, 2026 he was still a candidate rather than the officeholder able to execute it. There is no evidence in the record that the task force was created or that the promised probation, parole, clemency, or commutation reforms were implemented.