For purposes of this chapter, a prisoner is defined as a person who has been convicted of a crime and is incarcerated for that crime or is being held in custody for trial or sentencing.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-27-140
"Prisoner" defined
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Wade v. State (2002)
Most recently applied in Wade v. State (February 2002)
1996 Act No. 455, SECTION 1.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.