S.C. Code Ann. § 24-1-30
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SECTION 24-1-30. Department of Corrections created; functions.
Official statutory text
There is hereby created as an administrative agency of the State government the Department of Corrections. The functions of the Department shall be to implement and carry out the policy of the State with respect to its prison system, as set forth in Section 24-1-20, and the performance of such other duties and matters as may be delegated to it pursuant to law.
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