Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:98 Primary Sponsor:McConnell Committee Number:03 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Violent offender, ineligible for extended work release Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Corrections and Penology Computer Document Number:DKA/4041AL.93 Introduced Date:19930112 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19930112 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:McConnell Passailaigue Rose Type of Legislation:General Bill
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98 Senate 19930112 Introduced, read first time, 03
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 24-13-610, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EXTENDED WORK RELEASE PROGRAM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON CONVICTED OF A VIOLENT CRIME AS DEFINED IN SECTION 16-1-60 MAY PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 24-13-650 WHICH PROHIBITS A PERSON CONVICTED OF A VIOLENT CRIME FROM BEING RELEASED BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH HE COMMITTED THE OFFENSE UNDER THE WORK RELEASE PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 24-13-610 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 24-13-610. The Department of Corrections (department) may establish an extended work release program. The program may allow the exceptional regular work release resident, male or female, convicted of a first and not more than a second offense, the opportunity of extended work release placement in the community with the privilege of residing with an approved community sponsor and continuing employment in the community;. provided, that no No person convicted of murder or criminal sexual conduct in the first or second degree a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60 may participate in this extended work release program."
SECTION 2. Section 24-13-650 of the 1976 Code is repealed.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.