As South Dakota's Attorney General he prosecuted criminals, and during his four terms as governor he built prisons…now former Congressman Bill Janklow will be spending time behind bars for an auto accident that killed a biker and likely ended a political career that spanned three decades.

On January 22, Janklow, 64, was sentenced to 100 days in jail and ordered to pay $10,400 in total fines after being found guilty on December 8 of second-degree manslaughter, speeding, reckless driving and running a stop sign, causing the collision that took the life of 55-year-old Minnesota motorcyclist Randy Scott at a rural intersection near Trent, S.D. on August 16, 2003.

South Dakota does not require minimum sentences, so Circuit Court Judge Rodney Steele was free to impose anything from no jail time and no fines to a total of 10 years in prison, 14 months in jail and $11,400 in fines.

Janklow's resignation from Congress took effect two days prior to his sentencing date, and he began serving his time in the Minnehaha County Jail in Sioux Falls on February 7. After 30 days of incarceration, Janklow will be allowed to leave jail on a work release program during the day for up to 10 hours to perform community service. After he completes his jail term, he will be on probation for three years, during which he will not be allowed to drive. Janklow also received a suspended imposition of sentence, which means if he completes his jail time and a term of probation the felony conviction will be removed from his record.

The former Republican congressman plans to read while in jail and will probably do some work preparing to defend himself against a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Scott's family.