S 1129 General Bill, By Fair
Summary: Prison industry program, to revise the distribution of prisoners' wages
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 24-3-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF WAGES EARNED BY PRISONERS WHO WORK AT PAID EMPLOYMENT IN A COMMUNITY OR IN A PRISON INDUSTRY PROGRAM, SO AS TO REVISE THE DISTRIBUTION OF A PRISONER'S WAGES IF RESTITUTION HAS NOT BEEN ORDERED BY A COURT, IF COURT-ORDERED RESTITUTION HAS BEEN SATISFIED, IF A PRISONER IS EMPLOYED IN A PRISON INDUSTRY PROGRAM, AND IF A PRISONER DOES NOT HAVE CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 24-3-315, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS' OBLIGATION TO ENSURE THAT AN INMATE PARTICIPATING IN A PRISON INDUSTRY PROGRAM IS PARTICIPATING ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, SO AS TO DELETE A REFERENCE TO THE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1984 AND TO PROVIDE THIS PROVISION COVERS PRISON INDUSTRY PROGRAMS UNDER CONTRACT WITH A PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITY.
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03/20/02	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-3
03/20/02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology SJ-3