H 3121 Session 109 (1991-1992)
H 3121 General Bill, By D.C. Waldrop
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.
12/27/90 House Prefiled
12/27/90 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/08/91 House Introduced and read first time HJ-71
01/08/91 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-71
04/16/91 House Tabled in committee
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 to the State
Penitentiary at Columbia shall be 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.
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