Grand Old Police Blotter: A Killer Smile Edition

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Reuters) -- Former South Dakota Rep. Bill Janklow was released from jail on Monday after serving 100 days on a manslaughter conviction for speeding through a stop sign and killing a motorcyclist.

Janklow looked noticeably thinner as he left the Minnehaha County Jail in Sioux Falls, S.D., accompanied by his son Russell Janklow, flashing a broad smile to the throng of media covering his release.

Janklow, 64, a Republican who also served four terms as governor of the Midwestern state from 1979 to 1985 and again from 1995 to 2003, did not speak as he entered a silver sport utility vehicle driven by a long-time friend. His future plans were not known.

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Jail warden and Assistant Sheriff Michelle Boyd said Janklow was housed separately in his own cellblock for his protection because he was a former governor, congressman and state attorney general.

Solitary confinement has a slightly different meaning when you're a Republican.

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