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S.C. Code Ann. § 24-9-10 Jail and Prison Inspection Division established; personnel
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There is hereby established a Jail and Prison Inspection Division under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections. The inspectors and such other personnel as may be provided for the division shall be selected by the director of the department.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-9-20 Inspection of State and local facilities housing prisoners or pretrial detainees; reports
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The division shall be responsible for inspecting, in conjunction with a representative of the State Fire Marshal, at least annually every facility in this State housing prisoners or pretrial detainees operated by or for a state agency, county, municipality, or any other political…
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-9-30 Enforcement of minimum standards
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(A) If an inspection under this chapter discloses that a local confinement facility does not meet the minimum standards established by the South Carolina Association of Counties and adopted by the Department of Corrections, or the appropriate fire and health codes and regulations…
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-9-35 Deaths of incarcerated persons, reports; penalty
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If a person dies while incarcerated or in the custody of a municipal, county, or multijurisdictional overnight lockup or jail, county prison camp, or state correctional facility, the facility manager or any other person physically in charge of the facility at the time death occur…