S.C. Code Ann. § 24-1-10: Construction of references to "State Penitentiary," "Penitentiary," and "Director of the Department of Corrections".

Wherever in the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, reference is made to the State Penitentiary or Penitentiary, it shall mean the Department of Corrections or an institution of the Department of Corrections; and wherever reference is made to the Director of the Department of Corrections, it shall mean Commissioner of the Department of Corrections.