Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:501 Ratification Number:155 Act Number:88 Primary Sponsor:Peeler Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Criminal offenders, work service activities Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19930526 Computer Document Number:CYY/15138SD.93 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19930614 Introduced Date:19930304 Date of Last Amendment:19930429 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:19930614 Last History Type:Act No. 88 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Peeler Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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501 ------ 19930614 Act No. 88
501 ------ 19930614 Signed by Governor
501 ------ 19930610 Ratified R 155
501 House 19930526 Read third time, enrolled for
ratification
501 House 19930525 Read second time
501 House 19930512 Committee Report: Favorable 27
501 House 19930504 Introduced, read first time, 27
referred to Committee
501 Senate 19930430 Read third time, sent to House
501 Senate 19930429 Amended, read second time,
unanimous consent for third
reading on Friday, April 30,
1993
501 Senate 19930427 Committee Report: Favorable 03
with amendment
501 Senate 19930304 Introduced, read first time, 03
referred to Committee
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(A88, R155, S501)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-13-660 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC SERVICE WORK BY PRISONERS AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Public works performed by prisoners
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 24-13-660. (A) A criminal offender committed to incarceration anywhere in this State may be required by prison or jail officials to perform public service work or related activities while under the supervision of appropriate employees of a federal, state, county, or municipal agency, or of a regional governmental entity or special purpose district. Prison or jail officials shall make available each inmate who is assigned to the program for transportation to his place of work on all days when work is scheduled and shall receive each inmate back into confinement at the respective facility after work is concluded. This public service work is considered to be a contribution by the inmate toward the cost of his incarceration and does not entitle him to additional compensation.
(B) No offender may be allowed to participate in these public service work activities unless he first is properly classified and approved to be outside the prison or jail without armed escort.
(C) The public service work requirement in subsection (A) operates only when adequate supervision and accountability can be provided by the agency, entity, district, or organization which is responsible for the work or related activity. The types of public service work permitted to be performed include, but are not limited to, litter control, road and infrastructure repair, and emergency relief activities.
(D) The South Carolina Department of Corrections may enter into a contractual agreement with any federal, state, county, or municipal agency, or with any regional governmental entity or public service district, to provide public service work or related activities through the use of inmate labor under authorized circumstances and conditions. A jail or camp also may provide public service work or related activities through the use of inmate labor in accordance with the Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities in South Carolina and with applicable statutes and ordinances.
(E) It is the policy of this State and its subdivisions to utilize criminal offenders for public service work or related activities whenever it is practical and is consistent with public safety. All eligible agencies, entities, districts, and organizations are encouraged to participate by using a labor force that can be adequately supervised and for which public service work or related activities are available.
(F) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit or otherwise to limit the use of inmate labor by the South Carolina Department of Corrections within its own facilities or on its own property, or by any jail or camp within its own facilities or on its own property. Further, nothing in this section prevents the South Carolina Department of Corrections from escorting and supervising any inmate for a public purpose when the department provides its own security."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 14th day of June, 1993.