S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-1150 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 21 / Article 12 / Section 24-21-1150
SECTION 24-21-1150. Conduct of business; voting; access to meetings and records; closed meetings; minutes; interstate movement of offender data collection.
Status: in_force

(A) The Interstate Commission shall meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions of this compact. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this compact and unless a greater percentage is required by the bylaws, in order to constitute an act of the Interstate Commission, the act shall have been taken at a meeting of the Interstate Commission and shall have received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members present. (C) Each member of the Interstate Commission shall have the right and power to cast a vote to which that compacting state is entitled and to participate in the business and affairs of the Interstate Commission. A member shall vote in person on behalf of the State and shall not delegate a vote to another member state. However, a state council may appoint another authorized representative, in the absence of the commissioner from that state, to cast a vote on behalf of the member state at a specified meeting. The bylaws may provide for members' participation in meetings by telephone or other means of telecommunication or electronic communication. Any voting conducted by telephone, or other means of telecommunication or electronic communication is subject to the same quorum requirements of meetings where members are present in person. (D) The Interstate Commission shall meet at least once during each calendar year. The chairperson of the Interstate Commission may call additional meetings at any time and, upon the request of a majority of the members, shall call additional meetings. (E) The Interstate Commission's bylaws shall establish conditions and procedures under which the Interstate Commission shall make its information and official records available to the public for inspection or copying. The Interstate Commission may exempt from disclosure any information or official records to the extent they would adversely affect personal privacy rights or proprietary interests. In promulgating these rules, the Interstate Commission may make available to law enforcement agencies records and information otherwise exempt from disclosure and may enter into agreements with law enforcement agencies to receive or exchange information or records subject to nondisclosure and confidentiality provisions. (F) Public notice shall be given of all meetings and all meetings shall be open to the public, except as set forth in the rules or as otherwise provided in the compact. The Interstate Commission shall promulgate rules consistent with the principles contained in the "Government in Sunshine Act", 5 U.S.C. Section 552(b), as amended. The Interstate Commission and any of its committees may close a meeting to the public where it determines by two-thirds vote that an open meeting would be likely to: (1) relate solely to the Interstate Commission's internal personnel practices and procedures; (2) disclose matters specifically exempted from disclosure by statute; (3) disclose trade secrets or commercial or financial information which is privileged or confidential; (4) involve accusing a person of a crime or formally censuring a person; (5) disclose information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; (6) disclose investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes; (7) disclose information contained in or related to examination, operating or condition reports prepared by, or on behalf of, or for the use of, the Interstate Commission with respect to a regulated entity for the purpose of regulation or supervision of that entity; (8) disclose information, the premature disclosure of which would significantly endanger the life of a person or the stability of a regulated entity; or (9) specifically relate to the Interstate Commission's issuance of a subpoena or its participation in a civil action or proceeding. (G) For every meeting closed pursuant to this provision, the Interstate Commission's chief legal officer shall publicly certify that, in counsel's opinion, the meeting may be closed to the public and shall reference each relevant exemptive provision. The Interstate Commission shall keep minutes which shall fully and clearly describe all matters discussed in any meeting and shall provide a full and accurate summary of any actions taken, and the reasons therefor, including a description of each of the views expressed on any item and the record of any roll call vote. All documents considered in connection with any action must be identified in the minutes. (H) The Interstate Commission shall collect standardized data concerning the interstate movement of offenders as directed through its bylaws and rules which shall specify the data to be collected, the means of collection and data exchange, and reporting requirements.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-370 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 24-3-370
SECTION 24-3-370. Priority of product distribution.
Status: in_force

The articles or products manufactured or produced by inmate labor in accordance with the provisions of this article shall be devoted, first, to fulfilling the requirements of the offices, departments, institutions, and agencies of this State which are supported in whole or in part by this State; and, secondly, to supplying the political subdivisions of this State with such articles or products. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment substituted "inmate labor" for "convict labor".
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-360 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 24-3-360
SECTION 24-3-360. Catalogues describing products produced by inmate labor.
Status: in_force

The State Department of Corrections shall cause to be prepared, annually, at times it may determine, catalogues containing the description of all articles and products manufactured or produced under its supervision pursuant to the provisions of this article. Copies of this catalogue must be sent by it to all offices, departments, institutions, and agencies of this State and made accessible to all political subdivisions of this State referred to in Sections 24-3-310 to 24-3-330. At least thirty days before the beginning of each fiscal year, the proper official of each office, department, institution, or agency, when required by the Department of Corrections, shall report to the department estimates for fiscal year of the kind and amount of articles and products reasonably required for the ensuing year, referring in the estimates to the catalogue issued by the department insofar as articles and products indicated are included in this catalogue. However, nothing in this chapter prohibits a state office, department, institution, or agency or the political subdivisions of this State from contacting and requesting the Department of Corrections to manufacture or produce articles or products similar, but not identical, to articles or products listed in the catalogue.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-730 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 9 / Section 24-13-730
SECTION 24-13-730. Implementation of new programs and program changes subject to appropriations by General Assembly.
Status: in_force

Any new program established under Sections 14-1-210, 14-1-220, 14-1-230, 16-1-60, 16-1-70, 16-3-20, 16-3-26, 16-3-28, 16-23-490, 17-25-45, 17-25-70, 17-25-90, 17-25-140, 17-25-145, 17-25-150, 17-25-160, 63-3-620, 24-3-40, 24-3-1120, 24-3-1130, 24-3-1140, 24-3-1160, 14-3-1170, 24-3-1190, 24-3-2020, 24-3-2030, 24-3-2060, 24-13-210, 24-13-230, 24-13-610, 24-13-640, 24-13-650, 24-13-710, 24-13-910, 24-13-915, 24-13-920, 24-13-930, 24-13-940, 24-13-950, 24-21-13, 24-21-430, 24-21-475, 24-21-480, 24-21-485, 24-21-610, 24-21-640, 24-21-645, 24-21-650, 24-23-115, and 42-1-505 or any change in any existing program may only be implemented to the extent that appropriations for such programs have been authorized by the General Assembly.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-22-150 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 22 / Section 24-22-150
SECTION 24-22-150. Funding required for system initiation and operation; termination when funding exhausted.
Status: in_force

(A) The offender management system must not be initiated and offenders shall not be enrolled in the offender management system unless appropriately funded out of the general funds of the State. (B) During periods when the offender management system is in operation and either the South Carolina Department of Corrections or the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services determines that its funding for the system has been exhausted, the commissioner for the department having made the determination that funds are exhausted shall notify the commissioner of the other department, the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate. The offender management system shall then terminate until appropriate funding has been provided from the general funds of the State. Editor's Note Termination date of offender management system and any regulations promulgated thereto, see SECTION 24-22-170. Effect of Amendment 2019 Act No. 1, SECTION 50, inserted the (A) and (B) designators, and in (B), in the first sentence, substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate".
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-28-40 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 28 / Section 24-28-40
SECTION 24-28-40. Compensation; other funding sources.
Status: in_force

(A) The oversight committee members are entitled to such mileage, subsistence, and per diem as authorized by law for members of boards, committees, and commissions while in the performance of the duties for which appointed. These expenses shall be paid from the general fund of the State on warrants duly signed by the chair of the oversight committee and payable by the authorities from which a member is appointed. (B) The oversight committee is encouraged to apply for and may expend grants, gifts, or federal funds it receives from other sources to carry out its duties and responsibilities.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-730 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 24-3-730
SECTION 24-3-730. Neglecting or refusing aid; fine.
Status: in_force

If any person, when so required by the Director of the Department of Corrections, shall neglect or refuse to give such aid and assistance, he shall pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-125 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 24-13-125
SECTION 24-13-125. Eligibility for work release; limitations; forfeiture of credits.
Status: in_force

(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except in a case in which the death penalty or a term of life imprisonment is imposed, or as provided in this subsection, an inmate convicted of a "no parole offense", as defined in Section 24-13-100, and sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections, including an inmate serving time in a local facility pursuant to a designated facility agreement authorized by Section 24-3-20 or Section 24-3-30, is not eligible for work release until the inmate has served not less than eighty percent of the actual term of imprisonment imposed. This percentage must be calculated without the application of earned work credits, education credits, or good conduct credits, and is to be applied to the actual term of imprisonment imposed, not including any portion of the sentence which has been suspended. A person is eligible for work release if the person is sentenced for voluntary manslaughter (Section 16-3-50), kidnapping (Section 16-3-910), carjacking (Section 16-3-1075), burglary in the second degree (Section 16-11-312(B)), armed robbery (Section 16-11-330(A)), or attempted armed robbery (Section 16-11-330(B)), the crime did not involve any criminal sexual conduct or an additional violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60, and the person is within three years of release from imprisonment. Except as provided in this subsection, nothing in this section may be construed to allow an inmate convicted of murder or an inmate prohibited from participating in work release by another provision of law to be eligible for work release. (B) If an inmate sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections and confined in a facility of the department, confined in a local facility pursuant to a designated facility agreement authorized by Section 24-3-20 or Section 24-3-30, or temporarily confined, held, detained, or placed in a facility which is not under the direct control of the department, to include an inmate on a labor crew or any other assigned detail or placement, or an inmate in transport status, commits an offense or violates one of the rules of the institution during his term of imprisonment, all or part of the credit he has earned may be forfeited in the discretion of the Director of the Department of Corrections. If an inmate sentenced to a local detention facility or upon the public works of any county in this State, even when temporarily confined, held, detained, or placed in any facility which is not under the direct control of the local detention facility, to include an inmate on a labor crew or any other assigned detail or placement, or an inmate in transport status, commits an offense or violates one of the rules of the local detention facility during his term of imprisonment, all or part of the credit he has earned may be forfeited in the discretion of the local official having charge of the inmate. The decision to withhold credits is solely the responsibility of officials named in this subsection. Effect of Amendment The first 2010 amendment rewrote subsection (A). The second 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-19-150 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 19 / Section 24-19-150
SECTION 24-19-150. Further treatment; return to custody.
Status: in_force

If, at any time before the unconditional discharge of a committed youthful offender, the Division is of the opinion that such youthful offender will be benefited by further treatment in an institution or other facility any member of the Division may direct his return to custody or if necessary may issue a warrant for the apprehension and return to custody of such youthful offender and cause such warrant to be executed by an appointed supervisory agent, or any policeman. Upon return to custody, such youthful offender shall be given an opportunity to appear before the Division or a member thereof. The Division may then or at its discretion revoke the order of conditional release.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-7-120 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 7 / Section 24-7-120
SECTION 24-7-120. Maintenance of municipal inmates.
Status: in_force

The municipal authority of any city or town which utilizes inmate labor shall feed and provide suitable and sufficient employee supervision for the safekeeping of all persons who have received a sentence to public work detail. It shall likewise provide all necessary equipment and machinery for performing the work required of the inmates, all costs and expenses of which must be paid out of the municipal general fund in the same manner as other charges against these funds are paid. A municipality may operate its own jail for the purpose of detaining those persons charged with a criminal offense pending release on bond or trial and for the purpose of detaining those individuals who have been tried and convicted of a criminal offense in the municipal court. The governing body of the municipality must provide suitable and sufficient employee supervision and equipment to safely keep all persons charged or detained and must pay all costs and expenses. Where the municipality elects not to operate its own jail, then the municipality may enter into an agreement with other municipalities, preferably in the county of jurisdiction, to operate a joint facility to hold these individuals. The municipality also may elect, in the alternative, to enter into an agreement with the county governing body in which the municipality is located. The agreement may require the municipality to pay a fee to offset the costs of detaining the offenders to include, but not be limited to, medical care and treatment of the offenders, all lodging and meal expenses, all transportation and security for court appearances, medical appointments, other transportation as may be necessary, and other miscellaneous expenses as may be mutually agreed upon. Those persons so detained must be in the custody of the county official who has custody of the jail or of the prison camp, as appropriate. Municipal inmates sentenced to the county jail or prison camp, pursuant to an agreement, must remain in the custody of the county jail or prison camp and must perform labor as assigned by the facility manager. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-9-30 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-9-30
SECTION 24-9-30. Enforcement of minimum standards.
Status: in_force

(A) If an inspection under this chapter discloses that a local confinement facility does not meet the minimum standards established by the South Carolina Association of Counties and adopted by the Department of Corrections, or the appropriate fire and health codes and regulations, or both, the Director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections shall notify the governing body of the political subdivision responsible for the local confinement facility. The governing body promptly shall meet to consider the inspection reports, and the inspection personnel shall appear, if requested, to advise and consult concerning appropriate corrective action. The governing body shall initiate appropriate corrective action within ninety days or may voluntarily close the local confinement facility or objectionable portion thereof. (B) If the governing body fails to initiate corrective action within ninety days after receipt of the reports of the inspections, or fails to correct the disclosed conditions, the Director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections may order that the local confinement facility, or objectionable portion thereof, be closed at such time as the order may designate. However, if the director determines that the public interest is served by permitting the facility to remain open, he may stipulate actions to avoid or delay closing the facility. The governing body and the resident or presiding judge of the judicial circuit shall be notified by certified mail of the director's order closing a local confinement facility. (C) The governing body has the right to appeal the director's order to the resident or presiding judge of the circuit in which the facility is located. Notice of the intention to appeal shall be given by certified mail to the Director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections and to the resident or presiding judge within fifteen days after receipt of the director's order. The right of appeal is waived if notice is not given as provided in this section. (D) The appeal must be heard before the resident or presiding judge of the circuit who shall give reasonable notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing to the Director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections and the governing body concerned. The hearing must be conducted without a jury in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Circuit Court. The Department of Corrections, the governing body concerned, other responsible local officials, and fire and health inspection personnel have a right to be present at the hearing and present evidence which the court deems appropriate to determine whether the local confinement facility met the required minimum standards, or appropriate fire and health codes and regulations, or both, on the date of the last inspection. The court may affirm, reverse, or modify the director's order. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-430 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 24-13-430
SECTION 24-13-430. Rioting or inciting to riot; penalty.
Status: in_force

(A) An inmate of the Department of Corrections or of a local detention facility who conspires with another inmate to incite the inmate to riot or commit any other acts of violence is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be sentenced in the discretion of the court. (B) An inmate of the Department of Corrections or of a local detention facility who participates in a riot or any other acts of violence is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not less than five years nor more than ten years. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-990 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 21 / Article 11 / Section 24-21-990
SECTION 24-21-990. Civil rights restored upon pardon.
Status: in_force

A pardon shall fully restore all civil rights lost as a result of a conviction, which shall include the right to: (1) register to vote; (2) vote; (3) serve on a jury; (4) hold public office, except as provided in Section 16-13-210; (5) testify without having the fact of his conviction introduced for impeachment purposes to the extent provided by Rule 609(c) of the South Carolina Rules of Evidence; (6) not have his testimony excluded in a legal proceeding if convicted of perjury; and (7) be licensed for any occupation requiring a license.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-1-280 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-280
SECTION 24-1-280. Employees of Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, or Department of Mental Health as peace officers.
Status: in_force

An employee of the South Carolina Department of Corrections, the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, or the Office of Mental Health whose assigned work location is one of the correctional facilities of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, while performing his officially assigned duty relating to the custody, control, transportation, or recapture of an inmate within the jurisdiction of his department, or an inmate of any jail, penitentiary, prison, public work, chain gang, or overnight lockup of the State or any political subdivision of it not within the jurisdiction of his department, has the status of a peace officer anywhere in the State in any matter relating to the custody, control, transportation, or recapture of the inmate. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-5-380 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 24-5-380
SECTION 24-5-380. Uniforms and equipment; handguns.
Status: in_force

The uniforms and equipment issued by the political entity shall remain the property of the entity but, in the discretion of the director, may be entrusted to the care and control of the reserve. A reserve shall wear a uniform which will identify him as a detention officer. Handguns, if issued, must be of a caliber approved by the responsible authority. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment deleted "jailer or" before "detention officer" in the second sentence.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-235 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 24-13-235
SECTION 24-13-235. Voluntary program.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing body of any county may authorize the sheriff or the chief administrative officer, or the equivalent, in charge of a local detention facility to offer a voluntary program under which any person committed to such facility may perform labor on the public works or ways. The confinement of the person must be reduced by one day for every eight hours of labor on the public works or ways performed by the person. As used in this section, "labor on the public works or ways" means manual labor to improve or maintain public facilities, including, but not limited to, streets, parks, and schools. The governing body of the county may prescribe reasonable regulations under which this labor is to be performed and may provide that these persons wear clothing of a distinctive character while performing this work. Nothing contained in this section may be construed to require the sheriff or another official to assign labor to a person pursuant to this section if it appears from the record that the person has refused to perform labor as assigned satisfactorily or has not satisfactorily complied with the reasonable regulations governing this assignment. A person is eligible for supervised work under this section only if the sheriff or other responsible official concludes that the person is a fit subject. If a court sentences a defendant to a period of confinement of fifteen days or more, the court may restrict or deny the defendant's eligibility for the supervised work program. The governing body of the county may prescribe a program administrative fee, not to exceed the pro rata cost of administration, to be paid by each person in the program, according to the person's ability to pay. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment, in the first sentence, substituted "the chief administrative officer, or the equivalent," for "other official" and "a local detention facility" for "county correctional facilities", and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-460 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 21 / Article 5 / Section 24-21-460
SECTION 24-21-460. Court action when terms of probation violated.
Status: in_force

Upon such arrest the court, or the court within the venue of which the violation occurs, shall cause the defendant to be brought before it and may revoke the probation or suspension of sentence and shall proceed to deal with the case as if there had been no probation or suspension of sentence except that the circuit judge before whom such defendant may be so brought shall have the right, in his discretion, to require the defendant to serve all or a portion only of the sentence imposed. Should only a portion of the sentence imposed be put into effect, the remainder of such sentence shall remain in full force and effect and the defendant may again, from time to time, be brought before the circuit court so long as all of his sentence has not been served and the period of probation has not expired.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-740 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 24-3-740
SECTION 24-3-740. Compensation for assistance.
Status: in_force

Any person so aiding and assisting the Director of the Department of Corrections shall receive a reasonable compensation, to be paid by the department, and allowed him on the settlement of his account. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment made nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-27-400 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 27 / Article 4 / Section 24-27-400
SECTION 24-27-400. Indigent persons.
Status: in_force

This chapter is inapplicable to any case in which the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of South Carolina requires that an indigent person be allowed access to the courts.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-70 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 24-3-70
SECTION 24-3-70. Allowable expenses incurred in transportation of prisoners; method of payment.
Status: in_force

No sum beyond the actual expenses incurred in transferring prisoners to the Department of Corrections must be allowed for these services. This sum must be paid to the department by the State Treasurer upon the warrant of the Comptroller General. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-27-500 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 27 / Article 5 / Section 24-27-500
SECTION 24-27-500. Application of Religious Freedom Act to prison regulations.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of Chapter 32 of Title 1: (A) A state or local correctional facility's regulation must be considered "in furtherance of a compelling state interest" if the facility demonstrates that the religious activity: (1) sought to be engaged by a prisoner is presumptively dangerous to the health or safety of that prisoner; or (2) poses a direct threat to the health, safety, or security of other prisoners, correctional staff, or the public. (B) A state or local correctional facility regulation may not be considered the "least restrictive means" of furthering a compelling state interest if a reasonable accommodation can be made to protect the safety or security of prisoners, correctional staff, or the public.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-90 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 24-3-90
SECTION 24-3-90. Prisoners sentenced by United States authorities.
Status: in_force

The director shall receive and safely keep at hard labor, in the prison, all prisoners sentenced to confinement, at hard labor herein, by the authority of the United States, until they shall be discharged agreeably to the laws of the United States.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-5-90 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 24-5-90
SECTION 24-5-90. Discrimination in treatment of prisoners.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to discriminate in the treatment of prisoners placed in the custody of the sheriff or local governing body. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, the person convicted must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars and imprisoned for not more than one year. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-470 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 24-13-470
SECTION 24-13-470. Throwing of body fluids on correctional facility employees and others; penalty; blood borne disease testing.
Status: in_force

(A) An inmate, a detainee, a person taken into custody, or a person under arrest, who attempts to throw or throws body fluids including, but not limited to, urine, blood, feces, vomit, saliva, or semen on an employee of a state correctional facility or local detention facility, a state or local law enforcement officer, a visitor of a state correctional facility or local detention facility, or any other person authorized to be present in a state correctional facility or local detention facility in an official capacity is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than fifteen years. A sentence under this provision must be served consecutively to any other sentence the inmate is serving. This section shall not prohibit the prosecution of an inmate for a more serious offense if the inmate is determined to be HIV-positive or has another disease that may be transmitted through body fluids. (B) A person accused of a crime contained in this section may be tested for a blood borne disease within seventy-two hours of the crime if a health care professional believes that exposure to the accused person's body fluid may pose a significant health risk to a victim of the crime. (C) This section does not apply to a person who is a "patient" as defined in Section 44-23-10. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, in (C), the incorrect item reference in Section 44-23-10 was removed. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote subsection (A) and deleted subsection (D) relating to the definition of "local correctional facility".
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-1320 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 21 / Article 13 / Section 24-21-1320
SECTION 24-21-1320. Conditions of placement; removal.
Status: in_force

(A) An eligible inmate or offender placed in a day reporting center must agree to abide by the conditions established by the Department of Corrections and the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, which may include, but are not limited to: (1) seek and maintain employment; (2) participate in any educational, vocational training, counseling, or mentoring program recommended by the department; (3) refrain from using alcohol or nonprescription medication; and (4) pay a reasonable supervision fee, which may be waived by the department, that must be retained by the department to assist in funding this program. (B) An eligible inmate or offender who fails to abide by the conditions established by the Department of Corrections and the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services may be removed from the community and brought before an administrative hearing officer of the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services. The Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services is the sole authority for determining whether any condition has been violated and for determining the actions to be taken in response to the violation. A participant revoked from participation in a day reporting center may be subject to further criminal proceedings or the institution of internal disciplinary sanctions for violations of any conditions associated with his placement in the day reporting center program. An inmate who fails to report as instructed, or whose whereabouts are unknown, may be considered to be an escapee by the department and may be apprehended and returned to custody as any other inmate who is deemed an escapee by the department. (C) If a sentence to a day reporting center is revoked, the inmate must serve the remainder of his sentence within the Department of Corrections.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-30 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 24-13-30
SECTION 24-13-30. Use of force to maintain internal order and discipline and to prevent escape of inmates.
Status: in_force

A person officially charged with the safekeeping of inmates, whether the inmates are awaiting trial or have been sentenced and confined in a state correctional facility, local detention facility, or prison camp or work camp, may use necessary force to maintain internal order and discipline and to prevent the escape of an inmate lawfully in his custody without regard to whether the inmate is charged with or convicted of a felony or misdemeanor. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-550 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 24-3-550
SECTION 24-3-550. Witnesses at execution.
Status: in_force

(A) To carry out an execution properly, the executioner and necessary staff must be present at the execution. In addition, the following persons may be present: (1) three representatives, approved by the director, of the family of a victim of the crime for which a death penalty was imposed, provided that, if there is more than one victim, the director may reduce the number of family representatives to one representative for each victim's family; provided further, that, if there are more than two victims, the director may restrict the total number of victims' representatives present in accordance with the space limitations of the Capital Punishment Facility; (2) the solicitor, or an assistant solicitor or former solicitor designated by the solicitor, for the county where the offense occurred; (3) a group of not more than three representatives of the South Carolina media, one of whom must represent the dominant wire service, one of whom must represent the print media, and one of whom must represent the electronic news media; (4) the chief law enforcement officer, or an officer designated by the chief, from the law enforcement agency that had original jurisdiction in the case; and (5) the counsel for the inmate and a religious leader. However, the inmate may substitute one person from his immediate family for either his counsel or a religious leader, or two persons from his immediate family for both his counsel and a religious leader. For purposes of this item, "immediate family" means those persons eighteen years of age or older who are related to the inmate by blood, adoption, or marriage within the second degree of consanguinity. (B) Other than those persons specified in subsection (A), no person is authorized to witness an execution. (C) The department shall establish internal policies to govern the selection of media representatives. (D) Witnesses authorized or approved pursuant to this section shall not possess telephonic equipment, cameras, or recording devices in the Capital Punishment Facility during an execution. (E) For security purposes, the director may exclude any person who is authorized or approved pursuant to this section from the Capital Punishment Facility. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment in subsection (A)(5), substituted "inmate" for "convict" in three instances.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-85 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 24-21-85
SECTION 24-21-85. Electronic monitoring fees.
Status: in_force

Every person placed on electronic monitoring must be assessed a fee to be determined by the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services in accordance with Section 24-21-80, as long as he remains in the electronic monitoring program. The payment of the fee must be a condition of supervision of any program administered by the department and a delinquency of two months or more in making payments may operate as a revocation. All fees generated by this assessment must be retained by the department to support the electronic monitoring program and carried forward for the same purpose.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-5-230 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 24-5-230
SECTION 24-5-230. Construction of article.
Status: in_force

(A) The provisions of this article shall not conflict with any existing mutual aid and assistance agreements or contracts between local detention facilities. (B) Nothing in this article may be construed to alter, amend, or affect any rights, duties, or responsibilities of law enforcement authorities established by the Constitution or laws of this State, or by ordinance of local governing bodies, except as expressly provided for in this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-25-70 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 25 / Section 24-25-70
SECTION 24-25-70. Powers and duties of school board.
Status: in_force

With the consent and concurrence of the Director of the Department of Corrections, the board of the school district shall operate as executory agent for the schools under its jurisdiction and shall perform administrative functions as follows: (1) establish goals and objectives for the operation of the district; (2) enter into agreements and contracts with other school districts, technical schools, colleges and universities; (3) establish academic education programs ranging from primary through post high school, as well as special education for the handicapped and persons with intellectual disability; (4) establish vocational and trade courses as appropriate for preparation for employment; (5) determine physical facilities needed to carry out all education programs; (6) review and approve applications for grants, donations, contracts and other agreements from public or private sources; (7) establish a twelve-month school program and teachers' pay schedule based on the state and average school supplement pay scales; (8) present an annual educational budget to the Department of Corrections for submission to the General Assembly. The Department of Corrections when making its annual budget request shall incorporate as a line item the budget of the district within its request. To the extent permitted by law, any funds which may be appropriated by the General Assembly for the operation of the district shall not prohibit the district from securing any applicable federal funds or other funds which are available.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-380 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 24-3-380
SECTION 24-3-380. Prices of products.
Status: in_force

The State Department of Corrections shall fix and determine the prices at which all articles or products manufactured or produced shall be furnished, which prices shall be uniform and nondiscriminating to all and shall be as near as the usual market price for such as may be practicable.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-915 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 24-13-915
SECTION 24-13-915. Meaning of "local detention facility".
Status: in_force

Wherever in the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, a reference is made to a local detention facility, it means a county, municipal, or multijurisdictional detention facility. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-1560 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 15 / Section 24-13-1560
SECTION 24-13-1560. Use of electronic monitoring device.
Status: in_force

The participant shall use an approved electronic monitoring device if instructed by the department at all times to verify his compliance with the conditions of his detention and shall maintain a monitoring device in his home or on his person.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-175 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 24-13-175
SECTION 24-13-175. Calculation of sentence imposed and time served.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, sentences imposed and time served must be computed based upon a three hundred and sixty-five day year.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-30 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 24-21-30
SECTION 24-21-30. Meetings; parole and pardon panels.
Status: in_force

(A) A person who commits a "no parole offense" as defined in Section 24-13-100 on or after the effective date of this section is not eligible for parole consideration, but must complete a community supervision program as set forth in Section 24-21-560 prior to discharge from the sentence imposed by the court. For all offenders who are eligible for parole, the board shall hold regular meetings, as may be necessary to carry out its duties, but at least four times each year, and as many extra meetings as the chairman, or the Governor acting through the chairman, may order. The board may preserve order at its meetings and punish any disrespect or contempt committed in its presence. The chairman may direct the members of the board to meet as three-member panels to hear matters relating to paroles and pardons as often as necessary to carry out the board's responsibilities. Membership on these panels shall be periodically rotated on a random basis by the chairman. At the meetings of the panels, any unanimous vote shall be considered the final decision of the board, and the panel may issue an order of parole with the same force and effect of an order issued by the full board pursuant to Section 24-21-650. Any vote that is not unanimous shall not be considered as a decision of the board, and the matter shall be referred to the full board which shall decide it based on a vote of a majority of the membership. (B) The board may grant parole to an offender who commits a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60 which is not included as a "no parole offense" as defined in Section 24-13-100 on or after the effective date of this section by a two-thirds majority vote of the full board. The board may grant parole to an offender convicted of an offense which is not a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60 or a "no parole offense" as defined in Section 24-13-100 by a unanimous vote of a three-member panel or by a majority vote of the full board. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to allow any person who commits a "no parole offense" as defined in Section 24-13-100 on or after the effective date of this section to be eligible for parole. (C) The board shall conduct all parole hearings in cases that relate to a single victim on the same day. (D) Upon the request of a victim, the board may allow the victim and an offender to appear simultaneously before the board for the purpose of providing testimony.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-19-140 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 19 / Section 24-19-140
SECTION 24-19-140. Supervisory agents.
Status: in_force

Committed youthful offenders permitted to remain at liberty under supervision or conditionally released shall be under the supervision of supervisory agents appointed by the Division. The Division is authorized to encourage the formation of voluntary organizations composed of members who will serve without compensation as voluntary supervisory agents and sponsors. The powers and duties of voluntary supervisory agents and sponsors shall be limited and defined by regulations adopted by the Division.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-260 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 21 / Article 3 / Section 24-21-260
SECTION 24-21-260. Probation agents' assignment locations.
Status: in_force

Probation agents appointed under Section 24-21-230 must be assigned to serve in courts or districts or other places the director may determine.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-5-110 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 24-5-110
SECTION 24-5-110. Return to court of names of prisoners.
Status: in_force

A facility manager shall make a return to the court of general sessions of his county on the first day of the term of the name of every prisoner and the time and cause of his confinement, whether civil or criminal. The use of electronic records satisfies this requirement. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment, in the first sentence substituted "A facility manager" for "Every Sheriff" and "the court" for "every court", and added the second sentence relating to electronic records.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-9-40 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-9-40
SECTION 24-9-40. Compliance with design standards; notification when opening or closing state or local prison facility.
Status: in_force

In order to certify compliance with minimum design standards, the Jail and Prison Inspection Division of the Department of Corrections and the State Fire Marshal shall be provided with architectural plans before construction or renovation of any state or local confinement facility. Further, the Jail and Prison Inspection Division shall be notified not less than fifteen days prior to the opening of any state or local prison or detention facility so that inspections and reports may be made. Ninety days prior to the closing of any state or local prison or detention facility, the division shall be notified by the officials concerned. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment inserted "and the State Fire Marshal" and "or renovation" in the first sentence, and inserted "or detention" in the second and third sentences.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-910 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 24-13-910
SECTION 24-13-910. Administration of work programs; eligible offenders.
Status: in_force

Beginning January 1, 1988, local governing bodies may establish regulations consistent with regulations of the Department of Corrections, and administer a program under which a person convicted of an offense against this State or other local jurisdiction and confined in a local detention facility, or punished for contempt of court in violation of Section 63-3-620 and confined in a local detention facility may, upon sentencing, and while continuing to be confined in the facility at all times other than when the prisoner is either seeking employment, working, attending his education, or traveling to or from the work or education location, be allowed to seek work and to work at paid employment in the community, be assigned to public works employment, or continue his education. Each governing body shall designate the sheriff, the chief administrative officer, or the equivalent, as the official in charge. A person sentenced under these provisions is eligible for programs under this article except that a person punished for a violation of Section 63-3-620 is eligible for these programs only upon a finding by the sentencing judge that he is eligible. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment substituted "a local detention facility," for "local correctional facilities" and "detention facility" for "correctional facility" in the first sentence, and in the second sentence, substituted "the chief administrative officer, or the equivalent," for ", or another official".
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-960 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 24-3-960
SECTION 24-3-960. Unlawful possession of money by prisoner is contraband; use in welfare fund.
Status: in_force

Monies or tokens or things of like nature used as money found in the unlawful possession of a prisoner confined in a penal institution under control of the Department of Corrections is contraband, and monies or tokens or things of like nature used as money seized must be deposited in a fund maintained by the department and is the property of the fund. This fund must be used to aid drug interdiction efforts undertaken by the department.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-5-200 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 24-5-200
SECTION 24-5-200. Short title.
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the "Local Detention Facility Mutual Aid and Assistance Act".
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-5-330 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 24-5-330
SECTION 24-5-330. Physical competence and capability.
Status: in_force

Before final acceptance as a reserve, a candidate, at his own expense or through the offices of the doctor of his political entity, shall submit to the director a summary of the results of a current physical examination for the satisfaction of the director concerning physical competence and capability. Other minimum selection standards recognized by law as applicable to full-time detention officers also shall apply to reserves. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment deleted "jailer or" before "detention officer in the last sentence.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-1-40 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-40
SECTION 24-1-40. Department to be governed by appointed director; filling of vacancies; director subject to removal.
Status: in_force

The department shall be governed by a director appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Any vacancy occurring for any cause shall be filled by the Governor in the manner provided for by law for the unexpired term. The director shall be subject to removal from office as provided in Section 1-3-240.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-22-90 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 22 / Section 24-22-90
SECTION 24-22-90. Enrollment in system; supervision in community; notice; statements by victims, witnesses, solicitors, law enforcement officers, and others for or against release.
Status: in_force

Offenders shall be enrolled in the offender management system and supervised in the community by the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services. The South Carolina Department of Corrections shall transfer enrolled inmates to a South Carolina Department of Corrections Reintegration Center for evaluation pursuant to Section 24-22-60. The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services shall issue an offender management system certificate with conditions which must be agreed to by the offender prior to the offender's placement in the community control strategies. The South Carolina Department of Corrections shall notify the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services of all victim impact statements filed pursuant to Section 16-1-1550, which references offenders enrolled in the offender management system. The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services shall, prior to enrolling an offender into the offender management system, give thirty days prior written notice to any person or entity who has filed a written request for notice. Any victim or witness pursuant to Article 15, Chapter 3, Title 16 and any solicitor, law enforcement officer, or other person or entity may request notice about an offender under this section and may testify by written or oral statement for or against the release. The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services shall have authority to deny enrollment to any offender based upon the statements of any person responding to the notice of enrollment. Editor's Note Termination date of offender management system and any regulations promulgated thereto, see SECTION 24-22-170. This section contained a cross reference to SECTION 16-3-1530 which was substantially rewritten by Act 141 of 1997 and is no longer an applicable cross reference. However, substantially the same text is found in Article 15, Chapter 3, Title 16, and accordingly the cross reference has been changed to reflect the proper text.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-5-80 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 24-5-80
SECTION 24-5-80. Governing body to furnish certain items and services to all persons confined in jail.
Status: in_force

The governing body of each county in this State shall furnish, at all times, sufficient food, water, clothing, personal hygiene products, bedding, blankets, cleaning supplies, and shelter from extreme heat or cold or rain for all persons confined in a jail and access to medical care. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-26-20 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 26 / Section 24-26-20
SECTION 24-26-20. Duties and responsibilities.
Status: in_force

The commission has the following duties and responsibilities: (1) recommend advisory sentencing guidelines for the general sessions court for all offenses for which a term of imprisonment of more than one year is allowed. (a) The guidelines must establish: (i) the circumstances under which imprisonment of an offender is proper; (ii) a range of fixed sentences for offenders for whom imprisonment is proper, based on each appropriate combination of reasonable offense and offender characteristics; (iii) a determination whether multiple sentences to terms of imprisonment must be ordered to run concurrently or consecutively. (b) In establishing the advisory sentencing guidelines, the commission shall take into consideration current sentence and release practices and correctional resources including, but not limited to, the capacities of local and state correctional facilities; (2) recommend appropriate advisory sentencing guidelines for the general sessions courts for all offenses for which a term of imprisonment of one year or less is allowed; (3) recommend appropriate advisory guidelines for offenders for whom traditional imprisonment is not considered proper. Advisory guidelines promulgated by the commission for offenders for whom traditional imprisonment is not considered proper must make specific reference to noninstitutional sanctions; (4) develop and recommend policies for preventing prison and jail overcrowding; (5) examine the impact of statutory provisions and current administrative policies on prison and jail overcrowding; (6) before January sixteenth of each year, prepare and submit to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court a comprehensive state criminal justice ten-year, five-year, and one-year plan for preventing prison and jail overcrowding. This plan must include, but is not limited to, the number of persons currently involved in pretrial and postsentencing options predominantly provided through community-based agencies which minimize the number of persons requiring incarceration consistent with protection of public safety, including mediation, restitution, supervisory release, and community service plans and the impact on prison populations, local communities, and court caseloads. The commission shall take into account state plans in the related areas of mental health and drug and alcohol abuse in the development of the plan; (7) research and gather relevant statistical data and other information concerning the impact of efforts to prevent prison and jail overcrowding and make the information available to criminal justice agencies and members of the General Assembly; (8) serve as a clearing house and information center for the collection, preparation, analysis, and dissemination of information on state and local sentencing practices and conduct ongoing research regarding sentencing guidelines, use of imprisonment and alternatives to imprisonment, plea bargaining, and other matters relating to the improvement of the criminal justice system; (9) make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding changes in the criminal code, criminal procedures, and other aspects of sentencing.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-1-130 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-130
SECTION 24-1-130. Management and control of prison system.
Status: in_force

The director shall be vested with the exclusive management and control of the prison system, and all properties belonging thereto, subject to the limitations of Sections 24-1-20 to 24-1-230 and 24-1-260 and shall be responsible for the management of the affairs of the prison system and for the proper care, treatment, feeding, clothing, and management of the prisoners confined therein. The director shall manage and control the prison system.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-23-110 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 23 / Article 2 / Section 24-23-110
SECTION 24-23-110. Department to implement policies to ensure payment of fines and restitution and report failures to pay.
Status: in_force

Judges of the Court of General Sessions may suspend the imposition or the execution of a sentence and may impose a fine and a restitution without requiring probation. The department shall implement the necessary policies and procedures to ensure the payment of such fines and restitution and report to the court failures to pay.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-60 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 24-13-60
SECTION 24-13-60. Screening of offenders for possible placement on work release.
Status: in_force

The Department of Corrections shall automatically screen all offenders committed to its agency for non-violent offenses with sentences of five years or less for possible placement on work release or supervised furlough.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-93 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 24-3-93
SECTION 24-3-93. Wearing of jewelry.
Status: in_force

No prisoner within the state prison system shall be allowed to wear any jewelry of any description with the exception of watches not exceeding a value of $35.00 and wedding bands. For the purposes of this section jewelry shall include, but is not limited to, rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, anklets, nose rings, and any other ornamentation determined by the department to constitute jewelry.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-27-210 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 27 / Article 2 / Section 24-27-210
SECTION 24-27-210. Proceedings brought by Attorney General.
Status: in_force

If the court does not make such findings in the original action brought by the prisoner, the Attorney General is authorized to initiate a separate proceeding in the court of common pleas for the court to recommend to the Department of Corrections the revocation of work, education, or good conduct credits as set forth in Section 24-27-200.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-22-140 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 22 / Section 24-22-140
SECTION 24-22-140. No liberty interest or expectancy of release created.
Status: in_force

The enactment of this legislation shall not create a "liberty interest" or an "expectancy of release" in any offender now incarcerated or in any offender who is incarcerated in the future. Editor's Note Termination date of offender management system and any regulations promulgated thereto, see SECTION 24-22-170.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-22-100 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 22 / Section 24-22-100
SECTION 24-22-100. Enrollee participation in designated programs; community control strategies.
Status: in_force

Offenders enrolled in the offender management system shall be required to participate in programs designated by the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, including community control strategies. These strategies may include, but are not limited to: (a) the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services Home Detention Supervision Program; (b) day reporting centers; (c) restitution centers; (d) public service work programs; (e) substance abuse programs; (f) short term incarceration; and (g) intensive supervision programs. Editor's Note Termination date of offender management system and any regulations promulgated thereto, see SECTION 24-22-170.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-720 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 24-3-720
SECTION 24-3-720. Enlisting aid of citizens to suppress prisoner riot, disorder or insurrection.
Status: in_force

In order to suppress any disorders, riots, or insurrection among the prisoners, the Director of the Department of Corrections may require the aid and assistance of any of the citizens of the State. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment made nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-19-70 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 19 / Section 24-19-70
SECTION 24-19-70. Facilities for Division provided by Department.
Status: in_force

Facilities for the Division are to be provided from facilities of the Department.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-27-130 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 27 / Article 1 / Section 24-27-130
SECTION 24-27-130. Dismissal of action for failure to pay fees or costs.
Status: in_force

The court may dismiss without prejudice any civil action pertaining to the prisoner's incarceration or apprehension brought by a prisoner who has previously failed to pay filing fees and court costs imposed under this chapter, except as otherwise provided in Section 24-27-150 or 24-27-400.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-1580 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 15 / Section 24-13-1580
SECTION 24-13-1580. Necessity of written consent to electronic home detention; other residents' knowledge.
Status: in_force

Before entering an order for commitment for electronic home detention, the court shall inform the participant and other persons residing in the home of the nature and extent of the approved electronic monitoring devices by: (1) securing the written consent of the participant in the program to comply with the regulations of the program as stipulated in Section 24-13-1540 and the requirements of this article; (2) securing, upon request of the department, the written consent of other adult persons residing in the home of the participant at the time an order or commitment for electronic home detention is entered and acknowledgment that they understand the nature and extent of approved electronic monitoring devices; and (3) insuring that the approved electronic devices are minimally intrusive upon the privacy of the participant and other persons residing in the home while remaining in compliance with Sections 24-13-1550 and 24-13-1560.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-230 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 24-13-230
SECTION 24-13-230. Reduction of sentence for productive duty assignment or participation in academic, technical, or vocational training program.
Status: in_force

(A) The Director of the Department of Corrections may allow an inmate sentenced to the custody of the department, except an inmate convicted of a "no parole offense" as defined in Section 24-13-100, who is assigned to a productive duty assignment, including an inmate who is serving time in a local facility pursuant to a designated facility agreement authorized by Section 24-3-20 or Section 24-3-30 or who is regularly enrolled and actively participating in an academic, technical, or vocational training program, a reduction from the term of his sentence of zero to one day for every two days he is employed or enrolled. A maximum annual credit for both work credit and education credit is limited to one hundred eighty days. (B) The Director of the Department of Corrections may allow an inmate sentenced to the custody of the department serving a sentence for a "no parole offense" as defined in Section 24-13-100, who is assigned to a productive duty assignment, including an inmate who is serving time in a local facility pursuant to a designated facility agreement authorized by Section 24-3-20 or Section 24-3-30 or who is regularly enrolled and actively participating in an academic, technical, or vocational training program, a reduction from the term of his sentence of six days for every month he is employed or enrolled. However, no prisoner serving a sentence for life imprisonment or a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for thirty years pursuant to Section 16-3-20 is entitled to credits under this provision. No prisoner convicted of a "no parole offense" is entitled to a reduction below the minimum term of incarceration provided in Section 24-13-125 or 24-13-150. A maximum annual credit for both work credit and education credit is limited to seventy-two days. (C) No credits earned pursuant to this section may be applied in a manner which would prevent full participation in the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services' prerelease or community supervision program as provided in Section 24-21-560. (D) The amount of credit to be earned for each duty classification or enrollment must be determined by the director and published by him in a conspicuous place available to inmates at each correctional institution. If a prisoner commits an offense or violates one of the rules of the institution during his term of imprisonment, all or part of the work credit or education credit he has earned may be forfeited in the discretion of the Director of the Department of Corrections. (E) The official in charge of a local detention facility must allow an inmate sentenced to the custody of the facility who is assigned to a mandatory productive duty assignment a reduction from the term of his sentence of zero to one day for every two days so employed. The amount of credit to be earned for each duty classification must be determined by the official in charge of the local detention facility and published by him in a conspicuous place available to inmates. (F)(1) An individual is eligible for the educational credits provided for in this section only upon successful participation in an academic, technical, or vocational training program. (2) The educational credit provided for in this section, is not available to any individual convicted of a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60. (G) The South Carolina Department of Corrections may not pay any tuition for college courses. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-23-20 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 23 / Article 1 / Section 24-23-20
SECTION 24-23-20. Case classification plan.
Status: in_force

The case classification plan must provide for case classification system consisting of the following: (1) supervisory control requirements which include, but are not limited to, restrictions on the probationer/parolee's movement in the community, living arrangements, social associations, and reporting requirements; (2) rehabilitation needs of probationer/parolee including, but not limited to, employment, education, training, alcohol and drug treatment, counseling and guidance with regard to alcohol and drug abuse, psychological or emotional problems, or handicaps; (3) categorization of the offender as to the extent and type of staff time needed, possible assignment to specialized caseload or treatment programs, and specifics as to the degree of perceived risk posed by the probationer/parolee; (4) identification of strategies and resources to meet the identified needs, and specific objectives for the probationer/parolee to strive to meet such as obtaining employment, participating in a counseling program, and securing better living arrangements; (5) periodic and systematic review of cases to assess the adequacy of supervisory controls, participation in rehabilitation programs, and need for recategorization based upon the behavior and progress of the probationer/parolee; and (6) regular statewide monitoring and evaluation of the case classification by appropriate supervisory, classification, and program development and evaluation staff in the central administrative office.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-1930 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 19 / Section 24-13-1930
SECTION 24-13-1930. Placement of certain offenders in center; bed space availability report.
Status: in_force

A judge may suspend a sentence for a defendant convicted of a drug or alcohol offense for which imprisonment of more than ninety days may be imposed or as a revocation of probation and may place the offender in a center for alcohol and drug rehabilitation. The Department of Corrections, on the first day of each month, shall present to the general sessions court a report detailing the availability of bed space in the center for alcohol and drug rehabilitation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-610 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 21 / Article 7 / Section 24-21-610
SECTION 24-21-610. Eligibility for parole.
Status: in_force

In all cases cognizable under this chapter the Board may, upon ten days' written notice to the solicitor and judge who participated in the trial of any prisoner, parole a prisoner convicted of a crime and imprisoned in the state penitentiary, in any jail, or upon the public works of any county who if: (1) sentenced for not more than thirty years has served at least one-third of the term; (2) sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for any period in excess of thirty years, has served at least ten years. If after January 1, 1984, the Board finds that the statewide case classification system provided for in Chapter 23 of this title has been implemented, that an intensive supervision program for parolees who require more than average supervision has been implemented, that a system for the periodic review of all parole cases in order to assess the adequacy of supervisory controls and of parolee participation in rehabilitative programs has been implemented, and that a system of contracted rehabilitative services for parolees is being furnished by public and private agencies, then in all cases cognizable under this chapter the Board may, upon ten days' written notice to the solicitor and judge who participated in the trial of any prisoner, to the victim or victims, if any, of the crime, and to the sheriff of the county where the prisoner resides or will reside, parole a prisoner who if sentenced for a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60, has served at least one-third of the term or the mandatory minimum portion of sentence, whichever is longer. For any other crime the prisoner shall have served at least one-fourth of the term of a sentence or if sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for any period in excess of forty years, has served at least ten years. The provisions of this section do not affect the parole ineligibility provisions for murder, armed robbery, and drug trafficking as set forth respectively in Sections 16-3-20 and 16-11-330, and subsection (e) of Section 44-53-370. In computing parole eligibility, no deduction of time may be allowed in any case for good behavior, but after June 30, 1981, there must be deductions of time in all cases for earned work credits, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 16-3-20, 16-11-330, and 24-13-230. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Board may parole any prisoner not sooner than one year prior to the prescribed date of parole eligibility when, based on medical information furnished to it, the Board determines that the physical condition of the prisoner concerned is so serious that he would not be reasonably expected to live for more than one year. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or of law, no prisoner who has served a total of ten consecutive years or more in prison may be paroled until the Board has first received a report as to his mental condition and his ability to adjust to life outside the prison from a duly qualified psychiatrist or psychologist.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-170 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 24-3-170
SECTION 24-3-170. Payments by Clemson University for use of inmates.
Status: in_force

Clemson University shall pay to the Department of Corrections a fee for all inmates used by the college at the rate of six dollars each month and shall pay the cost of clothing, feeding, and guarding the inmates while used and also the transportation of the inmates and employees back and forth from the prison to the university. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-1-160 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-160
SECTION 24-1-160. Periodic reports from departments, officers and employees.
Status: in_force

The director shall have power to require all necessary reports from any department, officer, or employee of the prison system at stated intervals.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-2110 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 20 / Section 24-13-2110
SECTION 24-13-2110. Preparation of inmates for employment.
Status: in_force

To aid incarcerated individuals with reentry into their home communities of this State, the South Carolina Department of Corrections shall assist inmates in preparing for meaningful employment upon release from confinement. The South Carolina Department of Corrections shall coordinate efforts in this matter with the Department of Employment and Workforce, Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, Alston Wilkes Society, and other private sector entities. Editor's Note See Editor's Note following Article heading.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-1-230 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-230
SECTION 24-1-230. Director may purchase or condemn lands for constructing building or sewer or water line.
Status: in_force

The Department of Corrections may purchase or condemn lands for the construction of any building or sewerage or water line essential to the operation of the prison system.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-1-252 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-252
SECTION 24-1-252. Surplus products produced by farm program; use of proceeds.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding another provision of law, the Department of Corrections shall retain proceeds from the sale of surplus products produced by its farm program. These funds may be used to: (1) offset the operating costs of the farm program; (2) expand and modernize the farm program; and (3) support a project or service to benefit the general welfare of the prison population.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-460 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 24-13-460
SECTION 24-13-460. Furnishing prisoners alcoholic beverages or narcotic drugs; penalty.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person in this State to furnish a prisoner in a local detention facility any alcoholic beverages or narcotic drugs, including prescription medications and controlled substances that have not been issued legally to the prisoner. A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for six months, or both. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-70 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 24-21-70
SECTION 24-21-70. Records of prisoners.
Status: in_force

The Director of the Department of Corrections, when a prisoner is confined in the State Penitentiary, the sheriff of the county, when a person is confined in the county jail, and the county supervisor or chairman of the governing body of the county if there is no county supervisor, when a prisoner is confined upon a work detail of a county, must keep a record of the industry, habits, and deportment of the prisoner, as well as other information requested by the board or the director and furnish it to them upon request.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-1170 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 21 / Article 12 / Section 24-21-1170
SECTION 24-21-1170. Interstate movement of adult offenders, oversight; enforcement of compact; resolution of disputes among states; mediation.
Status: in_force

(A) The Interstate Commission shall oversee the interstate movement of adult offenders in the compacting states and shall monitor such activities being administered in noncompacting states which may significantly affect compacting states. (B) The courts and executive agencies in each compacting state shall enforce this compact and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact's purposes and intent. In any judicial or administrative proceeding in a compacting state pertaining to the subject matter of this compact which may affect the powers, responsibilities, or actions of the Interstate Commission, the Interstate Commission shall be entitled to receive all service of process in any proceeding and shall have standing to intervene in the proceeding for all purposes. (1) The compacting states shall report to the Interstate Commission on issues or activities of concern to them, cooperate with, and support the Interstate Commission in the discharge of its duties and responsibilities. (2) The Interstate Commission shall attempt to resolve any disputes or other issues which are subject to the compact and which may arise among compacting states and noncompacting states. (3) The Interstate Commission shall enact a bylaw or promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes among the compacting states. (C) The Interstate Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions of this compact using any or all means set forth in Section 24-21-1200(B).
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-9-10 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-9-10
SECTION 24-9-10. Jail and Prison Inspection Division established; personnel.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established a Jail and Prison Inspection Division under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections. The inspectors and such other personnel as may be provided for the division shall be selected by the director of the department.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-27-140 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 27 / Article 1 / Section 24-27-140
SECTION 24-27-140. "Prisoner" defined.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, a prisoner is defined as a person who has been convicted of a crime and is incarcerated for that crime or is being held in custody for trial or sentencing.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-23-40 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 23 / Article 1 / Section 24-23-40
SECTION 24-23-40. Statewide policies with state agencies; monitoring restitution orders and fines; research and special studies; employee training.
Status: in_force

The community corrections plan shall provide for the department's: (1) development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of statewide policies, procedures, and agreements with state agencies, such as the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Office of Mental Health, and the Office of Substance Use Services, for purposes of coordination and referral of probationers, parolees, and community supervision releasees for rehabilitation services; (2) development of specific guidelines for the vigorous monitoring of restitution orders and fines to increase the efficiency of collection and development of a systematic reporting system so as to notify the judiciary of restitution and fine payment failures on a regular basis; (3) development of a program development and evaluation capability so that the department can monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the above programs as well as to conduct research and special studies on such issues as probation, parole, and community supervision outcomes, revocations, and recidivism; (4) development of adequate training and staff development for its employees. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-1-170 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-170
SECTION 24-1-170. Financial records.
Status: in_force

The director shall keep, or cause to be kept, correct and accurate accounts of each and every financial transaction of the prison system, including all receipts and disbursements of every character. He shall receive and receipt for all money paid to him from every source whatsoever, and shall sign all warrants authorizing any disbursement of any sum or sums on account of the prison system. He shall keep full and correct accounts with any industry, department and farm of the prison system, and with all persons having financial transactions with the prison system.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-5-310 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 24-5-310
SECTION 24-5-310. Appointment of reserve detention officers; criminal and background inquiry; oath, bond, and training requirement.
Status: in_force

The director, in his discretion, may appoint the number of reserve detention officers approved by the responsible authority, but not exceeding the number of regular full-time detention officers funded and employed at the facility, if participation in the reserve detention officer program has been approved by the governing body having jurisdiction over the detention facility. The number of full-time detention officers must not be decreased because of the institution or expansion of a reserve force. Each period of time a reserve serves must be determined and specified by the director in writing. The powers and duties of a reserve are subject to the provisions of this article and must be prescribed by the director and approved by the responsible authority. A reserve is subject to removal by the director at any time. A criminal history inquiry and other appropriate background inquiry must be conducted on an applicant before his selection as a reserve. Before assuming his duties, a reserve must: (1) take the oath of office required by law; (2) be bonded in an amount determined by the governing body of the county, municipality, or other political entity and which must be not less than one thousand five hundred dollars; and (3) successfully complete the course of training required by this article. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment in the first and second sentences deleted "jailers or" before "detention officer".
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-22-80 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 22 / Section 24-22-80
SECTION 24-22-80. Revocation of offender management system status; no appeal.
Status: in_force

Revocation of offender management system status awarded under this chapter is a permissible prison disciplinary action. Offenders transferred to a reintegration center who have not been placed in and agreed to community control strategies and who violate the conditions of the offender management system may be revoked from the system by the Department of Corrections. Offenders who have been placed in and agreed to the community control strategies who violate the conditions of the offender management system certificate may be revoked from the offender management system by the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services. The revocation procedures shall be developed jointly by the South Carolina Department of Corrections and the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services. There shall be no right to appeal a revocation. Editor's Note Termination date of offender management system and any regulations promulgated thereto, see SECTION 24-22-170.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-22-120 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 22 / Section 24-22-120
SECTION 24-22-120. Discipline or removal from system; violation, arrest, and detention; no bond pending hearing.
Status: in_force

At any time while an enrolled offender is at a reintegration center, the enrolled offender may be disciplined or removed from the offender management system, or both, according to procedures established by the Department of Corrections. At any time during a period of community supervision, a probation and parole agent may issue a warrant or a citation and affidavit setting forth that the person enrolled in the offender management system has in the agent's judgment violated the conditions of the offender management system. Any police officer or other officer with the power of arrest in possession of a warrant may arrest the offender and detain such offender in the county jail or other appropriate place of detention until such offender can be brought before the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services. The offender shall not be entitled to be released on bond pending a hearing. Editor's Note Termination date of offender management system and any regulations promulgated thereto, see SECTION 24-22-170.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-1540 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 15 / Section 24-13-1540
SECTION 24-13-1540. Promulgation of regulations; approved absences from home.
Status: in_force

If a department desires to implement a home detention program, it must promulgate regulations that prescribe reasonable guidelines under which a home detention program may operate. These regulations must require that the participant remain within the interior premises or within the property boundaries of his residence at all times during the hours designated by the department. Approved absences from the home for a participant may include: (1) hours in employment approved by the department or traveling to or from approved employment; (2) time seeking employment approved for the participant by the department; (3) medical, psychiatric, mental health treatment, counseling, or other treatment programs approved for the participant by the department; (4) attendance at an educational institution or a program approved for the participant by the department; (5) attendance at a regularly scheduled religious service at a place of worship approved by the department; or (6) participation in a community work punishment or community service program approved by the department. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment, in item (5) inserted "approved by the department"; in item (6) substituted "punishment" for "release"; and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-1550 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 15 / Section 24-13-1550
SECTION 24-13-1550. Verification.
Status: in_force

The participant shall admit a person or agent designated by the department into his residence at any time for purposes of verifying the participant's compliance with the conditions of his detention. The participant shall make the necessary arrangements to allow for a person designated by the department to visit the participant's place of education or employment at any time, upon approval of the educational institution or employer, for the purpose of verifying the participant's compliance with the conditions of his detention.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-390 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 24-3-390
SECTION 24-3-390. Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The State Department of Corrections shall have power and authority to prepare and promulgate rules and regulations which are necessary to give effect to the provisions of this article with respect to matters of administration and procedure respecting it.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-1-260 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-260
SECTION 24-1-260. Use of fees collected in clinical pastoral training program.
Status: in_force

The Department of Corrections is hereby authorized to retain all fees collected in connection with the clinical pastoral training program conducted by the department for use in the continued operation of that program.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-5-370 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 24-5-370
SECTION 24-5-370. Reserve identification card for former full-time detention officers.
Status: in_force

A currently certified full-time detention officer who leaves his position under honorable conditions within twelve months, at the request of his director and with the concurrence of the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, may be issued a registration card identifying him as a member of the reserve if the use of reserve detention officers has been approved by the responsible authority. The officer is not required to undergo the preliminary training for reserves but is required to have a current physical exam and to continue the same annual in-service training requirements as regular full-time detention officers. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment, in the first sentence, deleted "jailer or" before "detention officer", substituted "South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy," for "Department of Public Safety,"; and in the second sentence, deleted "Jailers or" before "detention officers".
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-28-10 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 28 / Section 24-28-10
SECTION 24-28-10. Sentencing Reform Oversight Committee established.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established a committee to be known as the Sentencing Reform Oversight Committee, hereinafter called the oversight committee, which must exercise the powers and fulfill the duties described in this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-980 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 24-3-980
SECTION 24-3-980. Possession of telecommunication devices prohibited; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for an inmate under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections to possess a telecommunication device unless authorized to do so by the director. For purposes of this section a "telecommunication device" means a device, an apparatus associated with a device, or a component of a device that enables, or may be used to enable, communication with a person inside or outside of a place of incarceration. Such devices include, but are not limited to, portable two-way pagers, handheld radios, cellular telephones, personal digital assistants or PDAs, laptop computers, or any components of these devices. "Telecommunication device" also includes any new technology that is developed or used for similar purposes. (B) A person violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction, for a: (1) first offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be imprisoned not more than one year; (2) second or subsequent offense is guilty of a felony and must be imprisoned not more than five years; and (3) situation in which the finder of fact finds beyond a reasonable doubt that the use of a telecommunication device pursuant to the provisions of this section was the proximate cause of the commission of any subsequent felony offense, is guilty of a felony and must be imprisoned not more than ten years. Editor's Note 2024 Act No. 137, SECTION 1, provides as follows: "SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the 'Captain Robert Johnson Act'."
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-220 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 21 / Article 3 / Section 24-21-220
SECTION 24-21-220. Powers and duties of director.
Status: in_force

The director is vested with the exclusive management and control of the department and is responsible for the management of the department and for the proper care, assessment, treatment, supervision, and management of offenders under its control. The director shall manage and control the department and it is the duty of the director to carry out the policies of the department. The director is responsible for scheduling board meetings, assuring that the proper cases and investigations are prepared for the board, maintaining the board's official records, and performing other administrative duties relating to the board's activities. The director must employ within his office such personnel as may be necessary to carry out his duties and responsibilities including the functions of probation, parole, and community supervision, community-based programs, financial management, research and planning, staff development and training, and internal audit. The director shall make annual written reports to the board, the Governor, and the General Assembly providing statistical and other information pertinent to the department's activities. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment inserted "assessment," in the first sentence.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-680 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 21 / Article 7 / Section 24-21-680
SECTION 24-21-680. Violation of parole.
Status: in_force

Upon failure of any prisoner released on parole under the provisions of this chapter to do or refrain from doing any of the things set forth and required to be done by and under the terms of his parole, the parole agent must issue a warrant or citation charging the violation of parole, and a final determination must be made by the board as to whether the prisoner's parole should be revoked and whether he should be required to serve any part of the remaining unserved sentence. But such prisoner must be eligible to parole thereafter when and if the board thinks such parole would be proper. The board shall be the sole judge as to whether or not a parole has been violated and no appeal therefrom shall be allowed; provided, that any person arrested for violation of terms of parole may be released on bond, for good cause shown, pending final determination of the violation by the Probation, Parole and Pardon Board. No bond shall be granted except by the presiding or resident judge of the circuit wherein the prisoner is arrested, or, if there be no judge within such circuit, by the judge, presiding or resident, in an adjacent circuit, and the judge granting the bond shall determine the amount thereof.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-19-60 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 19 / Section 24-19-60
SECTION 24-19-60. Institutions for treatment of youthful offenders.
Status: in_force

Youthful offenders shall undergo treatment in minimum security institutions, including training schools, hospitals, farms, forestry and other camps, including vocational training facilities and other institutions and agencies that will provide the essential varieties of treatment. The director, as far as is advisable and necessary, shall designate, set aside and adopt institutions and agencies under the control of the department and the division for the purpose of carrying out the objectives of this chapter. The director may further maintain a cooperative program with the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation involving the operation of reception and evaluation centers, utilizing funds and staffing services of the department which are appropriate for matching with Federal Vocational Rehabilitation funds. Insofar as practical and to the greatest degree possible, such institutions, facilities and agencies shall be used only for the treatment of committed youthful offenders, and such youthful offenders shall be segregated from other offenders, and classes of committed youthful offenders shall be segregated according to their needs for treatment.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-970 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 24-3-970
SECTION 24-3-970. Use of a social networking site by an inmate to contact a victim; penalty.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for an inmate, or a person acting on behalf of or enabling an inmate, to utilize any Internet-based social networking website for purposes of harassing, intimidating, or otherwise contacting a crime victim. An inmate or person acting on behalf of an inmate utilizing an Internet-based social networking website for purposes described herein is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. The provisions of this section apply only to inmates incarcerated in a State Department of Corrections facility.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-25-80 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 25 / Section 24-25-80
SECTION 24-25-80. Duties of district Superintendent of Education.
Status: in_force

The duties of the district Superintendent of Education shall include the following: (1) Identify goals and objectives for all educational services of the district; (2) Develop policies and procedures for efficient delivery system of such services; (3) Collect and analyze data necessary for research into planning and evaluation of educational services; (4) Provide necessary information for preparation of an annual report of the district's operation; (5) Prepare a separate budget of all necessary costs to be provided to the inmate by the unified school district; (6) Recommend to the school board plans for the renovations and designation of educational facilities; (7) Provide all such studies, research and evaluation of the district's operation as the board may request and perform such other duties as it may request.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-590 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 24-3-590
SECTION 24-3-590. Denial of license to execution team member prohibited.
Status: in_force

No licensing agency, board, commission, or association may file, attempt to file, initiate a proceeding, or take any action to revoke, suspend, or deny a license to any person solely because that person participated in the execution of a sentence of death on a person convicted of a capital crime as authorized by law or the director.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-410 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 24-13-410
SECTION 24-13-410. Unlawful escape or possessing tools or weapons; penalty.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person, lawfully confined in a prison or local detention facility or while in the custody of an officer or another employee, to escape, to attempt to escape, or to have in his possession tools, weapons, or other items that may be used to facilitate an escape. (B) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not less than one year nor more than fifteen years. (C) The term of imprisonment is consecutive to the original sentence and to other sentences previously imposed upon the escapee by a court of this State. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote subsection (A).
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-1190 — SC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 21 / Article 12 / Section 24-21-1190
SECTION 24-21-1190. Compact membership eligibility; effective date; amendments.
Status: in_force

(A) Any state is eligible to become a compacting state. (B) The compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the compact into law by no less than thirty-five of the states. The initial effective date must be the later of July 1, 2001, or upon enactment into law by the thirty-fifth jurisdiction. Thereafter, it shall become effective and binding as to any other compacting state, upon enactment of the compact into law by that state. The governors of nonmember states or their designees will be invited to participate in Interstate Commission activities on a nonvoting basis prior to adoption of the compact by all states and territories of the United States. (C) Amendments to the compact may be proposed by the Interstate Commission for enactment by the compacting states. No amendment shall become effective and binding upon the Interstate Commission and the compacting states unless and until it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of the compacting states.