SC H4780

Amends Section 24-13-40 regarding how prison time is calculated for inmates in South Carolina

Gives sentencing judges discretion to decide whether a prisoner serving a sentence for one offense can receive credit for time served while awaiting trial and sentencing on a second offense

Removes automatic denial of credit for time served in cases where a prisoner commits a subsequent crime while out on bond or has bond revoked prior to trial

Maintains the prohibition against credit for time served when the prisoner was an escapee from another penal institution at the time of imprisonment prior to trial

Takes effect upon approval by the Governor