S 0118 General Bill, By McConnell, Giese and M.T. Rose
 A Bill to amend Section 24-3-20, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the confinement of prisoners, so as to provide that a prisoner who
 escapes or attempts to escape from custody may not serve his sentence for the
 original conviction or an additional sentence for the escape or attempted
 escape in a minimum security facility and to delete an obsolete reference.

   09/17/90  Senate Prefiled
   09/17/90  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/08/91  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-56
   01/08/91  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-56

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 24-3-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONFINEMENT OF PRISONERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PRISONER WHO ESCAPES OR ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY MAY NOT SERVE HIS SENTENCE FOR THE ORIGINAL CONVICTION OR AN ADDITIONAL SENTENCE FOR THE ESCAPE OR ATTEMPTED ESCAPE IN A MINIMUM SECURITY FACILITY AND TO DELETE AN OBSOLETE REFERENCE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 24-3-20(a) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 24-3-10, any a person convicted of an offense against the this State of South Carolina and committed sentenced to the State Penitentiary at Columbia shall be imprisonment is in the custody of the State Board of Corrections of the State of South Carolina, and the board shall designate the place of confinement where the sentence shall must be served. The board may designate as a place of confinement any available, suitable, and appropriate institution or facility, including a county jail or prison camp, whether maintained by the State Department of Corrections or otherwise. However, a prisoner who escapes or attempts to escape from custody may not serve his sentence for the original conviction or an additional sentence for the escape or attempted escape in a minimum security facility. Provided, that if If the facility is not maintained by the department, the consent of the sheriff of the county wherein in which the facility is located must first be obtained first."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.