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SC Code § 24-11-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 11 - Interstate Corrections Compact|Section 24-11-30. Authority and duties of Director of Department of Corrections.

 The Director of the State Department of Corrections is hereby authorized and directed to do all things necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular and he may in his discretion delegate this authority to such deputies or assistants he may designate.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 55-673; 1971 (57) 793; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 436.
SC Code § 24-13-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-10. Segregation of sexes.

 In all prisons and local detention facilities in the State, a separation of the sexes must be observed at all times.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 55-1; 1952 Code Section 55-1; 1942 Code Section 1035; 1932 Code Section 1035; Cr. P. '22 Section 125; Cr. C. '12 Section 104; 1911 (27) 169; 1912 (27) 553; 1914 (28) 515; 1917 (30) 265; 1972 (57) 2629; 2010 Act No. 237, Section 64, eff June 11, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
SC Code § 24-13-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-20. Sheriffs' duties with respect to arrest of escaped convicts; penalty.

 The sheriffs of this State under the penalty provided, in this section must arrest in their respective counties, with or without a warrant, all escaped inmates from the state prisons or from the local detention facilities found in their respective counties. Upon an arrest a sheriff must notify immediately the proper authority from whose care the inmate escaped. Upon the wilful neglect or failure by a sheriff to comply with the provisions of this section, he is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined in a sum of not more than five hundred dollars nor less than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than six months or must be fined and imprisoned, at the discretion of the court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 55-4; 1952 Code Section 55-4; 1942 Code Section 3545; 1932 Code Sections 1541, 3545; Civ. C. '22 Section 2088; Cr. C. '22 Section 488; Civ. C. '12 Section 1195; Cr. C. '12 Section 561; Civ. C. '02 Section 870; Cr. C. '02 Section 404; 2010 Act No. 237, Section 65, eff June 11, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
SC Code § 24-13-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-30. Use of force to maintain internal order and discipline and to prevent escape of inmates.

 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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 55-7.1; 1968 (55) 2270; 2010 Act No. 237, Section 66, eff June 11, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
SC Code § 24-13-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-40. Computation of time served by prisoners.

 The computation of the time served by prisoners under sentences imposed by the courts of this State must be calculated from the date of the imposition of the sentence. However, when (a) a prisoner shall have given notice of intention to appeal, (b) the commencement of the service of the sentence follows the revocation of probation, or (c) the court shall have designated a specific time for the commencement of the service of the sentence, the computation of the time served must be calculated from the date of the commencement of the service of the sentence. In every case in computing the time served by a prisoner, full credit against the sentence must be given for time served prior to trial and sentencing, and may be given for any time spent under monitored house arrest. Provided, however, that credit for time served prior to trial and sentencing shall not be given: (1) when the prisoner at the time he was imprisoned prior to trial was an escapee from another penal institution; or (2) when the prisoner is serving a sentence for one offense and is awaiting trial and sentence for a second offense in which case he shall not receive credit for time served prior to trial in a reduction of his sentence for the second offense.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 55-11; 1952 Code Section 55-11; 1948 (45) 1808; 1973 (58) 181; 2010 Act No. 237, Section 67, eff June 11, 2010; 2013 Act No. 34, Section 1, eff June 7, 2013.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment substituted "must be calculated from" for "shall be reckoned from" in the first and second sentences, substituted "However, when" for "But when" in the second sentence, and made other nonsubstantive changes.  The 2013 amendment added ", and may be given for any time spent under monitored house arrest" at the end of the third sentence.
SC Code § 24-13-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-50. Monthly reports required from municipal and county facility manager responsible for custody of convicted persons.

 Every municipal and county facility manager responsible for the custody of persons convicted of a criminal offense on or before the fifth day of each month must file with the Department of Corrections a written report stating the name, race, age, criminal offense, and date and length of sentence of all prisoners in their custody during the preceding month.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 55-13; 1966 (54) 2175; 2010 Act No. 237, Section 68, eff June 11, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment substituted "facility manager" for "official", and made other nonsubstantive changes.
SC Code § 24-13-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-60. Screening of offenders for possible placement on work release.

 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.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 100, Section 20.
SC Code § 24-13-65 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-65. Prisoners to be provided for litter control projects.

 The Department of Corrections shall provide prisoners not otherwise engaged in a useful prison occupation for litter control projects proposed by counties and municipalities.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 530, Section 2.
SC Code § 24-13-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-100. Definition of no parole offense; classification.

 For purposes of definition under South Carolina law, a "no parole offense" means a class A, B, or C felony or an offense exempt from classification as enumerated in Section 16-1-10(d), which is punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment for twenty years or more.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 83, Section 1.
SC Code § 24-13-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-150. Early release, discharge, and community supervision; limitations; forfeiture of credits.

 (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except in a case in which the death penalty or a term of life imprisonment is imposed, 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 early release, discharge, or community supervision as provided in Section 24-21-560, until the inmate has served at least eighty-five 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. Nothing in this section may be construed to allow an inmate convicted of murder or an inmate prohibited from participating in work release, early release, discharge, or community supervision by another provision of law to be eligible for work release, early release, discharge, or community supervision.  (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 institution 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.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 83, Section 3; 2010 Act No. 237, Section 71, eff June 11, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
SC Code § 24-13-175 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-175. Calculation of sentence imposed and time served.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, sentences imposed and time served must be computed based upon a three hundred and sixty-five day year.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 83, Section 4.
SC Code § 24-13-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-180. Paroled inmate rehabilitation facilities; public hearings; exemptions.

 (A) Any public, private, or nonprofit entity whose primary purpose is in helping to rehabilitate and reintroduce into the community paroled inmates and which as part of its program provides or furnishes residential housing in the community to these parolees on either an individual or communal basis must comply with the following provisions of this section in addition to all other requirements of law:  (1) The entity, at least sixty days before locating any parolees in any type of residential facility, including manufactured homes, must publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the community giving the date, time, and location of the public hearing, and the address of where the residential facility will be located and post a conspicuous notice at the proposed location. A separate notice is required each time such a facility is to be opened.  (2) A public hearing must be conducted by the entity at least thirty days before the first residential facility opens in the community where all residents of the community must be given an opportunity to comment on the program and on the location of any or all of the proposed facilities which have been determined by the entity as of the date of the public hearing. The hearing is for informational purposes only and does not bind the decision-making authority of the entity. The entity solely is responsible for organizing and conducting the hearing. A separate public hearing is required each time a facility is to be opened if more than ninety days has transpired since the last public hearing.  (B) The Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services and its staff members are exempt from the provisions of this section. Family members or other persons providing housing to a parolee, but not operating an on-going program targeting the reintegration of parolees, are exempt from the provisions of this section.  (C) This section only applies to a county, incorporated municipality, or town where there are no zoning requirements.  (D) The provisions of this section must be complied with before a facility may be opened after the effective date of this section.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 201 (S.338), Section 1, eff June 3, 2016.
SC Code § 24-13-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-220. Time off for good behavior in cases of commuted or suspended sentences.

 The provisions of Section 24-13-210 shall also apply when a portion of a sentence which has been imposed is suspended. Credits earned for good conduct shall be deducted from and computed on the time the person is actually required to serve, and the suspended sentence shall begin on the date of his release from servitude as herein provided.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 55-9; 1952 Code Section 55-9; 1942 Code Section 1578; 1932 Code Section 1578; Cr. C. '22 Section 531; 1914 (28) 617; 1935 (39) 467; 1938 (40) 1833; 1947 (45) 105; 1995 Act No. 83, Section 27.
SC Code § 24-13-235 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-235. Voluntary program.

 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.  HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 96, Section 3; 2010 Act No. 237, Section 74, eff June 11, 2010.  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.
SC Code § 24-13-260 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-260. Failure of officer having charge of inmate to allow deduction in time of serving sentence; penalty.

 An officer having charge of an inmate who refuses to allow a deduction in time of serving sentence is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not less than thirty days or pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 55-10; 1952 Code Section 55-10; 1942 Code Section 1578; 1932 Code Section 1578; Cr. C. '22 Section 531; 1914 (28) 617; 1935 (39) 467; 1938 (40) 1833; 2010 Act No. 237, Section 75, eff June 11, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
SC Code § 24-13-410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-410. Unlawful escape or possessing tools or weapons therefor; penalty.

 (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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 55-6; 1952 Code Section 55-6; 1947 (45) 193; 1957 (50) 558; 1993 Act No. 184, Section 61; 1996 Act No. 406, Section 2; 1997 Act No. 136, Section 7; 2010 Act No. 237, Section 76, eff June 11, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment rewrote subsection (A).
SC Code § 24-13-420 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-420. Unlawful escape; harboring or employing escaped convicts; penalty.

 (A) It is unlawful for a person, lawfully confined in a prison, local detention facility, or under the supervision of an officer or other employee, whether awaiting trial or serving sentence, 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 knowingly harbors or employs an escaped inmate is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 55-7; 1952 Code Section 55-7; 1942 Code Section 1982; 1932 Code Section 1980; Cr. C. '22 Section 964; Cr. C. '12 Section 979; Cr. C. '02 Section 691; G. S. 2736; R. S. 572; 1882 (18) 953; 1993 Act No. 184, Section 62; 2010 Act No. 237, Section 77, eff June 11, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
SC Code § 24-13-425 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-425. Tampering with the operation of an electronic monitoring device; penalty.

 (A) For the purposes of this section:  (1) "Electronic monitoring device" includes any device ordered by a court or pursuant to any statute that is utilized to track the location of a person.  (2) "Person" includes any public or private agency or entity providing electronic monitoring services.  (B) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly and without authority remove, destroy, or circumvent the operation of an electronic monitoring device which is being used for the purpose of monitoring a person who is:  (1) complying with the Home Detention Act as set forth in Article 15, Title 24;  (2) wearing an electronic monitoring device as a condition of bond or pretrial release;  (3) wearing an electronic monitoring device as a condition of probation, parole, or community supervision; or  (4) wearing an electronic monitoring device as required by any other provision of law.  (C) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and without authority request or solicit any other person to remove, destroy, or circumvent the operation of an electronic monitoring device which is being used for the purposes described in subsection (B).  (D) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of the misdemeanor offense of tampering with the operation of an electronic monitoring device and shall be imprisoned for not more than three years, or fined up to three thousand dollars, or both.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 186 (S.440), Section 2, eff June 2, 2014.
SC Code § 24-13-430 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-430. Rioting or inciting to riot; penalty.

 (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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 55-7.2; 1968 (55) 2585; 2010 Act No. 237, Section 78, eff June 11, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
SC Code § 24-13-440 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons|Chapter 13 - Prisoners Generally|Section 24-13-440. Carrying or concealing weapon; penalty.

 It is unlawful for an inmate of a state correctional facility or of a local detention facility to carry on his person or to have in his possession a dirk, slingshot, metal knuckles, razor, firearm, or an object, homemade or otherwise, that may be used for the infliction of personal injury upon another person, or to wilfully conceal any weapon within any Department of Corrections facility or other place of confinement.  A person violating this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than ten years. A sentence imposed under this section must be served consecutively to any other sentence the inmate is serving.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 55-7.3; 1968 (55) 2586; 1969 (56) 91; 1997 Act No. 136, Section 8; 2010 Act No. 237, Section 79, eff June 11, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment, in the first sentence, substituted "or of a local detention facility" for ", city or county jail, or public works of a county", "an object" for "any other deadly weapon", and "that may be" for "which usually is".