MAR 16, 1987
Concerning whether or not the South Carolina Department of Corrections can, for its internal classification purposes, place inmates convicted of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree (an offense defined by the General Assembly as non-violent) in a classification category with offenses defined as violent pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §16-1-60 (1986 Supp.).
Requested by: The Honorable Horace C. Smith, Member, South Carolina Senate
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