Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4738 Primary Sponsor:Hyatt Committee Number:27 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:County correctional work programs Residing Body:House Current Committee:Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Computer Document Number:BR1/2520.AC Introduced Date:Apr 14, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Apr 14, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Hyatt Meacham Kirsh Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4738 House Apr 14, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 27
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 24-13-235, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VOLUNTARY COUNTY CORRECTIONAL WORK PROGRAMS FOR PRISONERS, SO AS TO REQUIRE COUNTIES TO IMPLEMENT SUCH PROGRAMS AND TO REQUIRE AT LEAST ONE-HALF OF THE PRISONERS INCARCERATED TO BE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 24-13-235 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 24-13-235. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing body of any a county may shall authorize the sheriff or other official in charge of county correctional facilities to offer implement a voluntary program under which any a person committed to such the 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 shall prescribe reasonable regulations under which such the labor is to be performed and may provide that such persons wear clothing of a distinctive character while performing such this work.
Nothing contained in this section may be construed to require the sheriff or other such 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 such assignment. A person is eligible for supervised work under this section only if the sheriff or other such official concludes that the person is a fit subject therefor.
At least one-half of the prisoners committed to a county correctional facility must be enrolled in the program to perform labor on the public works or ways.
If a court sentences a defendant to a period of confinement of fifteen days or for more than ninety days, 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."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.