Results from Seven States Shows Program-Driven Recidivism Reduction by The National Reentry Resource Center has published a new study of seven states showing that with proper pre-release programming, recidivism rates can be reduced by a significant amount. The study, which covered the states of Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - York County Detention Center, York, SC, ICE, 2013 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations Atlanta Field Office York County Detention …
Fourth Circuit Finds 20 Years in Solitary an Atypical and Significant Hardship by David Reutter On July 1, 2015, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals found the “20-year period of solitary confinement” endured by a South Carolina prisoner “amounts to an atypical and significant hardship in relation to the general …
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South Carolina Sheriff Resigns, Pleads Guilty to DUI by In 2012, a historic $599,000 settlement was reached between Prison Legal News and then-Berkeley County, South Carolina Sheriff Wayne DeWitt after the Berkeley County jail rejected PLN’s monthly publication and books mailed to prisoners at the facility. At the time, the …
$3.5 Million for South Carolina Prisoner’s Death Due to Deliberate Indifference by The estate of a prisoner who died as a result of complications from medical ailments that went untreated at South Carolina’s Hill-Finklea Detention Center (HFDC) received $3.5 million from a settlement and jury verdict. David Allan Woods, 50, …
Prison Legal News v. Berkeley Co Sheriff Dewitt, SC, Complaint, censorship, 2010 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS and HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiffs, vs. BERKELEY COUNTY SHERIFF H. WAYNE DEWITT, individually and in his official capacity; CAPTAIN CLIFF …
Prison Legal News v. Berkeley Co Sheriff Dewitt, SC, MIS Intervention, censorship, 2011 2:10-cv-02594-MBS Date Filed 04/12/11 Entry Number 35-1 Page 1 of 15 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON DIVSION ___________________________________ PRISON LEGAL NEWS, et. al., ) ) Plaintiffs; ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) …
Prison Legal News v. Berkeley Co Sheriff Dewitt, SC, Mot to Intervene, censorship, 2011 2:10-cv-02594-MBS Date Filed 04/12/11 Entry Number 35 Page 1 of 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON DIVISION ___________________________________ PRISON LEGAL NEWS, et. al., ) ) Plaintiffs; ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, …
New Mexico Corrections Department Bans Prisoner Social Media, Pen Pal Postings by Mark Wilson New Mexico prison officials are enforcing a rule that prohibits prisoners from maintaining online profiles, such as social media pages or web-based pen pal ads, including through third parties. Prisoners who violate the rule are subject …
Mann v. Failey et al, SC, Verdict 1, guard brutality retaliation, 2016 0:11-cv-02232-RMG Date Filed 02/26/16 Entry Number 365 Page 1 of 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA Anthony L. Mann, Plaintiff, v. Lt. C. Failey, Maj. Sheronda Sutton, Officer Christian Manganelli, Cpl …
Mann v. Failey et al, SC, Verdict 2, guard brutality retaliation, 2016 0:11-cv-02232-RMG Date Filed 02/26/16 Entry Number 367 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA Anthony L. Mann, Plaintiff, v. Lt. C. Failey, Maj. Sheronda Sutton, Officer Christian Manganelli, Cpl …
General Order Response to Resistance, SC Greenville Sheriff Office, Dec 1977 [ GENERAL GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE PURPOSE: RESPONSE MODEL: ORDERS GO-205 RESPQNSETO RESISTANCE I AGGRESSION Response to 'active resistance/aggression is restricted to areas and levels authorized by statutory law, case law, and policy. A response to active resistance/aggression must …
South Carolina: Autopsy Reports Not Open Records by South Carolina: Autopsy Reports Not Open Records In an opinion delivered on July 16, 2014, the Supreme Court of South Carolina held that autopsy reports are "medical records" within the meaning of the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, Title 30, Chapter …
Agreement Ends Discrimination of HIV-Positive Prisoners in South Carolina by David Reutter Agreement Ends Discrimination of HIV-Positive Prisoners in South Carolina by David M. Reutter An agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) makes it the last state prison system to …
News in Brief by News in Brief California: On April 21, 2015, San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi announced that 30 body cameras would soon be deployed by jailers working within Jail No. 4. He said he hopes that the new equipment will emphasize transparency and accountability in his department, which …
$425,000 Settlement in Suit over South Carolina Jail's Failure to Treat Diabetic Prisoner by Matthew Clarke $425,000 Settlement in Suit over South Carolina Jail's Failure to Treat Diabetic Prisoner by Matt Clarke In June 2013, Sumter County, South Carolina and Southern Health Partners, Inc. (SHP), the contract provider of health …
Hundreds of South Carolina Prisoners Sent to Solitary Confinement Over Facebook by Dave Maass Hundreds of South Carolina Prisoners Sent to Solitary Confinement Over Facebook by Dave Maass In the South Carolina prison system, accessing Facebook is an offense on par with murder, rape, rioting, escape and hostage-taking. Back in …
EEOC v. BMW, SC, Consent Decree, Employment Discrimination Criminal History, 2015 7:13-cv-01583-HMH Date Filed 09/08/15 Entry Number 243 Page 1 of 20 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA SPARTANBURG DIVISION ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) BMW MANUFACTURING CO., LLC, …
