Bill > H3278

This bill amends South Carolina's law regarding the calculation of time served by prisoners by removing the provision that allows prisoners to receive credit for time spent under monitored house arrest when computing their sentence. Currently, the law permits prisoners to potentially reduce their sentence by including time spent under house arrest, but this proposed legislation would eliminate that option. The bill maintains existing provisions that already restrict credit for time served in certain circumstances, such as when a prisoner was an escapee from another penal institution, was awaiting trial for a second offense, committed a crime while on bond, or had their bond revoked prior to trial. The change aims to modify how prisoner sentences are calculated, potentially making sentences more strictly enforced by removing the house arrest credit. The amendment would take effect upon approval by the Governor of South Carolina.

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https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3278&session=126&summary=B