South Carolina § 24-21-70 - Records of prisoners.
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§ 24-21-70. Records of prisoners.
The Director of the Department of Corrections, when a prisoner is confined in the State Penitentiary, the sheriff of the county, when a person is confined in the county jail, and the county supervisor or chairman of the governing body of the county if there is no county supervisor, when a prisoner is confined upon a work detail of a county, must keep a record of the industry, habits, and deportment of the prisoner, as well as other information requested by the board or the director and furnish it to them upon request.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 55-557; 1952 Code SECTION 55-557; 1942 Code SECTION 1038-13; 1942 (42) 1456; 1960 (51) 1917; 1988 Act No. 480, SECTION 4; 1991 Act No. 134, SECTION 2; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 464.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 24-21-70 ("Records of prisoners.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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