S.0021

South Carolina S0021 mandates life without parole for serious offenses with prior convictions and sets parole eligibility for juvenile offenders.

South Carolina S0021 imposes mandatory life imprisonment without parole for individuals convicted of serious offenses who have two or more prior convictions for serious or most serious offenses. It also mandates life imprisonment without parole for those convicted of most serious offenses with one or more prior convictions for similar offenses. The bill establishes parole eligibility for juveniles convicted of offenses without resulting in death, setting a maximum of twenty years of incarceration, and twenty-five years for offenses resulting in death.