H 3629 General Bill, By Ott, G.A. Brown, Woodrum, Cobb-Hunter, T. Brown, Govan, Hayes, M. McLeod, Howard, Scott, Wilkes, Wilder, Allen, Bales, Harvin, W. McLeod, Parks, Pinckney, Rodgers and Rutherford
Summary: Litter control, provisions for inmates to work at program; Conservation, Prisons and Prisoners, Corrections
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 24-3-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND ITS LITTER CONTROL PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 24-3-130, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE USE OF INMATE LABOR ON STATE HIGHWAYS; TO AMEND SECTION 24-13-65, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS PROVIDING PRISONERS FOR LITTER CONTROL PROJECTS PROPOSED BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES; TO AMEND SECTION 24-13-660, RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVICE WORK PERFORMED BY INMATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE IN EACH SECTION THAT AN INMATE IS ENTITLED TO A REDUCTION OF SEVEN DAYS IN THE TERM OF HIS SENTENCE FOR EVERY FORTY HOURS SPENT WORKING AT LITTER CONTROL AND TO PROVIDE FURTHER THAT THIS CREDIT IS INDEPENDENT OF OTHER CREDITS THE INMATE MAY EARN.
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03/02/99	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-12
03/02/99	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-13