South Carolina § 24-13-950 - Standards for operation of local inmate work programs.
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§ 24-13-950. Standards for operation of local inmate work programs.
The Department of Corrections shall, by January 1, 1987, develop standards for the operation of local inmate work programs. These standards must be included in the minimum standards for local detention facilities in South Carolina, established pursuant to Section 24-9-20, and the Department of Corrections shall monitor and enforce the standards established. The standards must be established to govern three types of local programs:
(1) voluntary work programs established pursuant to Section 24-13-235; and
(2) local work/punishment programs established pursuant to this article. The work/punishment standards shall include, but are not limited to, provisions insuring that rates of pay and general conditions of employment are not less than those provided to workers in the general public performing work of a similar nature in the same community, and provisions establishing reasonable criteria for the selection, humane treatment, and dismissal of inmates in local work/punishment programs; and
(3) local public work programs pursuant to Section 17-25-70.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 462, SECTION 7.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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