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 …
South Carolina Prison Official Remained on the Job a Year After Indictment by South Carolina Prison Official Remained on the Job a Year After Indictment The deputy director over medical and health services for the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDOC) was suspended without pay in November 2008. His suspension, …
Sexual Abuse by Prison and Jail Staff Proves Persistent, Pandemic by Gary Hunter Sexual assault, rape, indecency, deviance. These terms represent reprehensible behavior in our society. They also represent recurring themes in our nation’s prisons – not only by prisoners, but also by guards and other staff members. PLN’s August …
Fourth Circuit Reinstates South Carolina Jail Conditions Suit by On June 20, 1991, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a South Carolina prisoner's challenge to conditions of confinement at the Lexington County Jail. Leonard Archie Smith, a former South Caroline pre-trial detainee, filed a pro se civil rights action …
Entire Texas Prison System Locked Down to Search for Phones; Prison Cell Phone Problem is Pandemic by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 20, 2008, Texas Governor Rick Perry placed all 112 prisons and 155,000 prisoners in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) on lockdown to search for …
South Carolina Jail Pays Prisoners $80,000 for Failure to Prevent/Treat MRSA by $80,000 to South Carolina Jail Prisoners for Failure to Prevent and Treat MRSA South Carolina’s Greenville County has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle 25 prisoners’ lawsuit that claims jail officials failed to take preventive measures to prevent …
$25,000 Award To South Carolina Prisoner Injured Performing Community Service by $25,000 Award To South Carolina Prisoner Injured Performing Community Service A South Carolina court entered an award of $25,000 to a prisoner who was working community service on a trash truck when his foot was run over by a …
South Carolina Prison Officials Allegedly Forced to be Executioners by On December 18, 2007, Ira Baxley and Terry Bracey, former South Carolina Department of Corrections (DOC) officials with 22 and 23 years of service, respectively, filed suit in federal court against DOC Director Jon Ozmint and Director of Operations Robert …
Dunlap v. Ozmint, et al., S.C., employee retaliation complaint, 2008 3:08-cv-02911-JFA Date Filed 08/20/2008 Entry Number 1 Page 1 of 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA DIVISION Linda J. Dunlap, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) Jon E. Ozmint and …
South Carolina Prisoners not Entitled to Prevailing Wage at Prison Jobs by South Carolina state prisoners sued the state Department of Corrections in state court after they weren't paid a comparable wage to free worlders performing the same work for their participation in a prison industries program. The trial court …
South Carolina Prisoners' Furlough Eligibility Prior To 1993 Amendment Grand-fathered by South Carolina State Corrections and Parole entities appealed a judgment entitling prisoners within six months of release to participate in a furlough program. The program's eligibility requirements were changed by a 1993 statutory amendment. The court affirmed the judgment. …
Federal Courts Can't Dismiss Prisoners' Civil Rights Actions Simply Because They're Inartfully Pleaded by Walter Gordon, a South Carolina state prisoner, sued prison officials in federal district court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 after he was assaulted and raped by other prisoners. Stephen Young, a Maryland state prisoner, filed his …
Hampton County, SC, Health Services Agreement With SHP, 2008 HEALTH SERVICES AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT between the County of Hampton (hereinafter referred to collectively as "County"), and Southern Health Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (hereinafter referred to as "SHP"), is entered into as of the ___ day of _ _ __ …
Food Deprivation & Pink Clothing Imposed for Violating South Carolina Prison Rules by David Reutter by David M. Reutter South Carolina?s Commissioner of Corrections, Jon Ozmint, has embraced hardcore disciplinary methods to deal with prisoners who violate prison rules. Such punishments include depriving prisoners of food and requiring them to …
As New Regulations Limit Organ Transplants from Executed Chinese Prisoners; South Carolina Allows Organ Donations by Prisoners by In November 2006, China finally admitted that most of the human organs used to satisfy the burgeoning number of transplant-seeking foreigners came from executed prisoners. ?Apart from a small portion of traffic …
South Carolina Litigation Act Does Not Apply to Post-conviction Proceedings by South Carolina state prisoner Stacy Wade pled guilty to various drug charges. Without filing a direct appeal, he filed for post conviction relief (PCR) for allegedly being coerced into the plea bargain. Wade's testimony of coercion at his PCR …
Charging Excessive Fees Preparing, Producing Records Prohibited Under Freedom Of Information Act by The South Carolina Civil Justice Coalition (CJC) probed the Office of the Attorney General (AG) for an opinion regarding excess fees for requesting documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and clarification as to who determines …
Records Disclosure Ordered In Deputies' Misconduct And Remanded To Determine Attorney's Fees by Ray Burton, III, and East Coast Newspapers, Inc. (Burton), sought injunctive relief and declaratory judgment to obtain documents regarding a 2000 complaint, and the response to the complaint, against South Carolina's York County Sheriff's (YCS) deputies. The …
South Carolina Law Enforcement Reports Ordered Disclosed To Media by Newberry Publishing Company, Inc. (Publisher), appealed a court ruling denying an investigative report's production. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division claimed that it was exempt as investigative material. The court reversed the order for nondisclosure with few exceptions. The Publisher …
