Greer v. County of Beaufort, SC, Depo of Leach, Chair Restraint Asphyxiation, 2011 Page 1 I IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT DIVISION Rita Faye Greer, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jesse Len Greer, Plaintiff, vs. CASE NO.: 9:09-CV-03057 County of …
Facebook Lands Prison Guards, Prisoners in Hot Water by Michael Rigby by Mike Rigby One downside of the information age is that both prison guards and prisoners have found themselves in trouble due to their accounts on Facebook, the Internet’s premier social networking site. Three Nebraska prison guards were fired …
$85,000 Settlement in South Carolina Prison Murder Suit by The South Carolina Department of Corrections agreed to pay $85,000 to settle a wrongful death case and survival action in the murder of a prisoner by his cellmate. Perry Correctional Institution prisoner Charles D. Martin was serving a five-year non-violent sentence. …
Jury Awards $336,000 to Prisoner Hurt during Van Accident by Brandon Sample By Brandon Sample On June 29, 2007, a South Carolina jury awarded $336,000 to a prisoner who was seriously injured during a rollover accident that resulted in severe, permanent injury. On November 10, 2003, Cheryl Boles was being …
Prison Legal News v. Berkeley Co Sheriff Dewitt, SC, Complaint in Intervention, censorship, 2011 2:10-cv-02594-MBS Date Filed 04/12/11 Entry Number 35-2 Page 1 of 15 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON DIVISION ___________________________________ PRISON LEGAL NEWS, et. al., ) ) ) Plaintiffs; ) ) UNITED STATES OF …
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, …
Prison Legal News v. Berkeley Co Sheriff Dewitt, SC, Complaint in Intervention, censorship, 2011 2:10-cv-02594-MBS Date Filed 04/12/11 Entry Number 35-2 Page 1 of 15 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON DIVISION ___________________________________ PRISON LEGAL NEWS, et. al., ) ) ) Plaintiffs; ) ) UNITED STATES OF …
Miller v Loftis, SC, Complaint, canine force, 2011 6:11-cv-00770-HMH Date Filed 04/11/11 Entry Number 8-1 Page 1 of 18 6:11-cv-00770-HMH Date Filed 04/11/11 Entry Number 8-1 Page 2 of 18 6:11-cv-00770-HMH Date Filed 04/11/11 Entry Number 8-1 Page 3 of 18 6:11-cv-00770-HMH Date Filed 04/11/11 Entry Number 8-1 Page 4 …
Study Finds Discriminatory Jury Selection in Southern States by Derek Gilna A study by the Equal Justice Initiative, a non-profit legal organization based in Montgomery, Alabama, has found widespread discrimination in jury selection in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee. The discriminatory practices …
Fourth Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment on RLUIPA Haircut Claim, but Case Dismissed on Remand by The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a district court’s decision granting summary judgment to officers and officials with the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) after they forcibly shaved a prisoner’s head in contravention …
PLN Sues South Carolina Jail that Bans All Reading Material Except Bibles by On October 6, 2010, Prison Legal News, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Human Rights Defense Center staff attorney Lance Weber, filed suit in federal court challenging an unconstitutional policy at the Berkeley County …
South Carolina Settles Prisoner Stabbing Death Lawsuit for $47,500 by In October 2009, the South Carolina Department of Corrections (DOC) paid $47,500 to settle a survivorship suit related to a fatal stabbing. Justin Bregenzer, 22, a DOC prisoner, was stabbed to death by another prisoner in July 2005 at the …
Bivens Case by Disabled Prisoner Against Federal Prison Officials Remanded; Settles for $15,000 by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a grant of summary judgment to federal prison officials in a Bivens case brought by a handicapped prisoner who was unable to take a shower or …
South Carolina Prisoner Does Easy Time by Gary Hunter South Carolina state prisoner Kevin Bell, 42, breezed through the last six years of his sentence with the help of local law enforcement officials. In 1996, Bell began serving a 13-year prison term for cocaine trafficking. Six years later he was …
GEO Group Buys Just Care For $40 Million by Geo Group, Inc., one of the country’s largest private prison and detention operators, has agreed to acquire Just Care. Just Care operates a 354-bed medical and mental health care unit in Columbia, South Carolina. In announcing the acquisition, GEO Group said …
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 …
Judge Not: Judges Benched for Personal Misconduct by by Gary Hunter & Alex Friedmann They decide hot-button topics ranging from abortion and racial discrimination to religious freedoms and contested elections. They can put you in prison or vindicate your civil rights. They can even sentence you to death. Who am …
Fourth Circuit Affirms Ban on Publications in Jail by On May 7, 1993, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling upholding a ban on pre-trial detainees receiving publications of any sort. Stephen Hause, an on-again off-again prisoner at the Harry County Detention Center …
As Economy Falters, Rehabilitative and Substance Abuse Programs Get the Axe by As Economy Falters, Rehabilitative and Substance Abuse Programs Get the Axe by Mark Wilson Facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, states are slashing rehabilitative criminal justice programs in a desperate attempt to save money. Critics …
