South Carolina Code 24-13-1320. Regulations; reports
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(A) The director of the department, guided by consideration for the safety of the community and the welfare of the inmate, shall promulgate regulations, according to procedures set forth in the Administrative Procedures Act, for the shock incarceration program. The regulations must reflect the purpose of the program and include, but are not limited to, selection criteria, inmate discipline, programming and supervision, and program structure and administration.
(B) A program may be established only at an institution classified by the director as a shock incarceration facility.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 24-13-1320
- Department: means , in the case of a juvenile offender, the Department of Juvenile Justice and, in the case of an adult offender, the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, the Department of Corrections, and any other law enforcement agency created by law. See South Carolina Code 24-13-1520
- Director: means the Director of the Department of Corrections. See South Carolina Code 24-13-1310
- Shock incarceration program: means a program pursuant to which eligible inmates are ordered by the court to participate in the program and serve ninety days in an incarceration facility, which provides rigorous physical activity, intensive regimentation, and discipline and rehabilitation therapy and programming. See South Carolina Code 24-13-1310
(C) The department shall undertake studies and prepare reports periodically on the impact of a program and on whether the programmatic objectives are met