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An Act to Amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by Adding Section 24-3-220 So as to Establish a Procedure to Allow an Inmate Who the Department Has Determined Is Not a Security Risk and Confined in a Department of Corrections' Facility to Attend the Funeral Service of Certain Individuals or Visit Certain Individuals While They Are Hospitalized, to Provide for the Transportation of the Inmate and to Provide That Under Certain Circumstances, the Department Shall Notify the Victim and Relatives of the Victims of the Crime Committed by the Inmate; and to Amend Section 24-3-210, Relating to Furloughs for Qualified Inmates, So as to Delete the Provision That Allows an Inmate to Attend the Funeral of Certain Persons. - Ratified Title

It became law on May 31, 2017.

SC S 271 · Senate Bill · 2017-2018

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    May 31, 2017

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AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-3-220 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE TO ALLOW AN INMATE WHO THE DEPARTMENT HAS DETERMINED IS NOT A SECURITY RISK AND CONFINED IN A DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS' FACILITY TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL SERVICE OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS OR VISIT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHILE THEY ARE HOSPITALIZED, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF THE INMATE AND TO PROVIDE THAT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE VICTIM AND RELATIVES OF THE VICTIMS OF THE CRIME COMMITTED BY THE INMATE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 24-3-210, RELATING TO FURLOUGHS FOR QUALIFIED INMATES, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT ALLOWS AN INMATE TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL OF CERTAIN PERSONS. - ratified title | 52