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S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-970

Children of incarcerated women

Known as the South Carolina Children's Code

The act spans §§ 63–63 (451 sections).

2008 Act No. 361, SECTION 2.

The local office of the department responsible for the county of the mother's legal residence must provide, direct, or coordinate the appropriate and timely delivery of services to children born of incarcerated mothers where no provision has been made for placement of the child outside the prison setting. Referral of these cases to the appropriate local office is the responsibility of the agency or institution having custody of the mother.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.