Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:442 Primary Sponsor:Richter Committee Number:03 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Statewide prison uniforms Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Corrections and Penology Computer Document Number:442 Introduced Date:19930218 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19930218 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Richter Rose Type of Legislation:General Bill
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442 Senate 19930218 Introduced, read first time, 03
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 24-13-640, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO REQUIRE STATE AND LOCAL PRISONERS TO WEAR STATEWIDE UNIFORMS AT ALL TIMES, EXCEPT WHEN SUCH PRISONERS ARE STANDING TRIAL BEFORE A JURY FOR A CRIME COMMITTED PRIOR TO INCARCERATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 24-13-640 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 24-13-640. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any State every state or local prisoner must wear a statewide uniform at all times, except when such prisoner is standing trial before a jury for a crime committed prior to incarceration. or local prisoner who is not in the highest trusty grade and who is assigned to a work detail outside the confines of any correctional facility shall wear a statewide uniform. The uniform must be of such a design and color as to easily be identified as a prisoner's uniform and stripes must be used in the design. The Department of Corrections Division of Prison Industries shall manufacture the statewide uniform and make it available for sale to the local detention facilities. The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections may determine, in his discretion, that the provisions of this section do not apply to certain prisoners."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.