South Carolina Statutes
§ 24-13-30 — Use of force to maintain internal order and discipline and to prevent escape of inmates.
South Carolina·Title 24 CORRECTIONS, JAILS, PROBATIONS, PAROLES AND PARDONS·Ch. 13 PRISONERS GENERALLY
A person officially charged with the safekeeping of inmates, whether the inmates are awaiting trial or have been sentenced and confined in a state correctional facility, local detention facility, or prison camp or work camp, may use necessary force to maintain internal order and discipline and to prevent the escape of an inmate lawfully in his custody without regard to whether the inmate is charged with or convicted of a felony or misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 55-7.1; 1968 (55) 2270; 2010 Act No. 237, SECTION 66, eff June 11, 2010. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
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