{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-24-1-20","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 24-1-20","heading":"Declaration of policy.","body":"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.","path":["Title 24 - CORRECTIONS, JAILS, PROBATIONS, PAROLES AND PARDONS","CHAPTER 1 Department of Corrections"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t24c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:52:19Z","sha256":"411f166398867f3c14b00cb48737c3e08a1c4ceef8f6d6db844482ae6b6a0c81","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-24-1-10","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-24-1-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}