South Carolina Statutes
§ 24-1-20 — Declaration of policy.
South Carolina § 24-1-20
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 24CORRECTIONS, JAILS, PROBATIONS, PAROLES AND PARDONS
Ch. 1DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-1-20 (2026).
Text
It shall be the policy of this State in the operation and management of the Department of Corrections to manage and conduct the Department in such a manner as will be consistent with the operation of a modern prison system, and with the view of making the system self-sustaining, and that those convicted of violating the law and sentenced to a term in the State Penitentiary shall have humane treatment, and be given opportunity, encouragement and training in the matter of reformation.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 55-291; 1960 (51) 1917.
Nearby Sections
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§ 24-1-100
Qualifications of director.§ 24-1-120
Bonds of director and other personnel.§ 24-1-130
Management and control of prison system.§ 24-1-140
Director empowered to make rules and regulations; separation and classification of prisoners.§ 24-1-170
Financial records.§ 24-1-20
Declaration of policy.§ 24-1-220
Suits to be brought in name of director.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 24-1-20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/24-1-20.