The director of the prison system shall admit and detain in the Department of Corrections for safekeeping any prisoner tendered by any law enforcement officer in this State by commitment duly authorized by the Governor, provided, a warrant in due form for the arrest of the person so committed shall be issued within forty-eight hours after such commitment and detention. No person so committed and detained shall have a right or cause of action against the State or any of its officers or servants by reason of having been committed and detained in the state prison system.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-80
Detention of prisoner when authorized by Governor
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Williamson v. Stirling (2018)
Most recently applied in Williamson v. Stirling (December 2018)
1962 Code SECTION 55-325; 1952 Code SECTION 55-325; 1942 Code SECTION 1969; 1932 Code SECTION 1961; Cr
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