(Sioux Falls, SD) — The state is apologizing for failing to preserve critical evidence tied to a fatal overdose inside a South Dakota prison. The case involves an inmate accused of supplying drugs to another prisoner who later died. The missing evidence has drawn concern as the state pushes for a life sentence against the accused. During a hearing this week, Assistant Attorney General Ryan McFall apologized to a Minnehaha County judge after key video evidence in the case disappeared. The state has not been able to explain why it went missing.

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