South Carolina H 3141: Inmate monthly in-person meetings

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2025-2026 Bill 3141 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3141

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 
24-3-990 SO AS TO PROVIDE INMATES CONFINED IN STATE OR LOCAL DETENTION 
FACILITIES MUST BE ALLOWED AT LEAST ONE IN-PERSON MEETING EACH MONTH AND TO 
DEFINE THE TERM "IN-PERSON MEETING."

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Article 9, Chapter 3, Title 24 of the S.C. Code is 
amended by adding:

 Section 
24-3-990. (A) An inmate confined in 
a state, county, or municipal detention facility must be allowed at least one 
in person meeting with another person each month as long as the meeting does 
not jeopardize the security of the detention facility or prohibit its normal 
operations.

 (B) As 
contained in this section, an "in-person meeting" is a meeting that occurs when 
an inmate and another person have been placed in the same room or general area 
with no continuous partition. The state, county, or municipal detention 
facility may provide general visual observation of the area in which the in-person 
meeting occurs, but may not provide audio or video supervision of the area.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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