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Christian v. USA, SC, Settlement, Medical Negligence, 2022

Brief • May 26, 2022

Filed under: Failure to Treat

Christian v. USA, SC, Settlement, Medical Negligence, 2022 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN DIV ISION Kanhnell Christian, ) Plaintiff. VS. United States of America, Defendant. Civil Action Number: 1:2 l-cv-01254-JD ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) STIPULATION FOR COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT …

South Carolina DOC Coughs Up $920,000 for Prison’s Water and Sewer Bill

Article • May 16, 2022

Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems, Clean Water Act

South Carolina DOC Coughs Up $920,000 for Prison’s Water and Sewer Bill by Ashleigh Dye By Ashleigh Dye In October 2021, the South Carolina Department of Corrections (DOC) paid $920,000 to settle a four-year-old lawsuit filed against the small town of Ridgeland after it threatened to cut off water and …

News in Brief

Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: A state Department of Corrections (DOC) guard in Birmingham was arrested on March 9, 2022, for allegedly beating a prisoner to death, according to the Alabama Political Reporter. As PLN previously reported, prison officials at first insisted no foul play was suspected in the death of Victor …

USA v. South Carolina Dept of Juvenile Justice, SC, Complaint, Jail Conditions, 2022

Brief • April 14, 2022

Filed under: Jail Specific

USA v. South Carolina Dept of Juvenile Justice, SC, Complaint, Jail Conditions, 2022 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. _______________ SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE Defendant. COMPLAINT The United States of America (the “United …

Investigation of South Carolina Dept of Juvenile Justice's Broad River Road Complex, DOJ CRD, 2022

Publication • April 14, 2022

Filed under: Jail Specific

Investigation of South Carolina Dept of Juvenile Justice's Broad River Road Complex, DOJ CRD, 2022 INVESTIGATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE’S BROAD RIVER ROAD COMPLEX United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division United States Attorney’s Office District of South Carolina April 14, 2022 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. …

USA v. South Carolina Dept of Juvenile Justice, SC, Settlement Agreement, Jail Conditions, 2022

Brief • April 13, 2022

Filed under: Jail Specific

USA v. South Carolina Dept of Juvenile Justice, SC, Settlement Agreement, Jail Conditions, 2022 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE i. INTRODUCTION 1. This matter involves security, safety, and the use of isolation at the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice’s (“DJJ”) Broad …

Condon v. Sires, SC, Order Denying Motion for Summary Judgment. Neglect of Child, 2022

Brief • March 30, 2022

Filed under: Parent/Child Privilege, Deliberate Indifference

Condon v. Sires, SC, Order Denying Motion for Summary Judgment. Neglect of Child, 2022 ) ) COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD ) ) Jessica Condon, a biological parent and ) natural guardian of A.A., a minor child; ) ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) ) Ronnie Lee Sires, in his individual capacity ) …

Condon v. Sires, SC, Order Denying Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, Neglect of a Child, 2022

Brief • March 30, 2022

Filed under: Parent/Child Privilege, Deliberate Indifference

Condon v. Sires, SC, Order Denying Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, Neglect of a Child, 2022 ) ) COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD ) ) Jessica Condon, a biological parent and ) natural guardian of A.A., a minor child; ) ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) ) Ronnie Lee Sires, in his individual …

Condon v. Sires, SC, Order Denying Dft Motion for Summary Judgment, Neglect of a Child, 2022

Brief • March 30, 2022

Filed under: Parent/Child Privilege, Deliberate Indifference

Condon v. Sires, SC, Order Denying Dft Motion for Summary Judgment, Neglect of a Child, 2022 ) ) COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD ) ) Jessica Condon, a biological parent and ) natural guardian of A.A., a minor child; ) ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) ) Ronnie Lee Sires, in his individual …

Condon v. Sires, SC, Order Denying Dft Motion for Summary Judgment, Neglect of a Child, 2022 (1)

Brief • March 30, 2022

Filed under: Parent/Child Privilege, Deliberate Indifference

Condon v. Sires, SC, Order Denying Dft Motion for Summary Judgment, Neglect of a Child, 2022 (1) ) ) COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD ) ) Jessica Condon, a biological parent and ) natural guardian of A.A., a minor child; ) ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) ) Ronnie Lee Sires, in his …

News in Brief

Article • March 1, 2022 • from PLN March, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: In Mobile on January 21, 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama announced that an 18-month federal prison sentence for bribery had been handed down by a federal court to Lakerdra Shanta Snowden, 31, a former guard at the Escambia County …

Fourth Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Prison Official Who Gave Prisoner No Notice Before Hearing That Resulted in Transfer to Security Detention

Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022

Filed under: Retaliatory Transfers, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Notice - Adequacy of

Fourth Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Prison Official Who Gave Prisoner No Notice Before Hearing That Resulted in Transfer to Security Detention by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a ruling on March 30, 2021, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that prison officials were entitled to qualified …

News in Brief

Article • January 1, 2022 • from PLN January, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: On November 17, 2021, a former Alabama state prison guard was sentenced in federal court in Birmingham to 87 months in prison. As reported by the Birmingham News, a search found the guard, Gary Charles Dixon, Jr., 36, with 497 grams of methamphetamine when he …

News in Brief

Article • December 1, 2021 • from PLN December, 2021

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: A 20-year-old guard at the Lauderdale County Detention Center in Florence, Alabama, was arrested on October 29, 2021, on charges that he attempted to smuggle methamphetamine into the jail. According to a report by Huntsville TV station WHNT, the guard, Matthew Moran, faces one count …

News in Brief

Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by California: A guard at San Quentin State Prison and one of two outside co-conspirators were arraigned on September 8, 2021, on federal charges they smuggled cellphones to an unnamed prisoner on death row at the California lockup. According to a statement by the U.S. Department of …

$750,000 Settlement in South Carolina Pretrial Detainee’s Suicide by Southern Health Partners

Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021

Filed under: Private Contractors, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides

$750,000 Settlement in South Carolina Pretrial Detainee’s Suicide by Southern Health Partners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 17, 2021, Southern Health Partners paid $750,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging it failed to take proper steps in caring for a pretrial detainee who entered South Carolina’s Marlboro …

South Carolina Attorney General Issues Opinion That Information in State Prisoners’ Death Certificates Is Public Information

Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021

Filed under: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Death Certificate(s)

South Carolina Attorney General Issues Opinion That Information in State Prisoners’ Death Certificates Is Public Information by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 14, 2021, the Office of the Attorney General (AG) of South Carolina issued an opinion that information relating to the death of state prisoners contained in …

$10 Million Settlement in Taser Death of Mentally Ill Man in South Carolina Jail

Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021

Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers, Settlements, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Mental Health

$10 Million Settlement in Taser Death of Mentally Ill Man in South Carolina Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The death of a Black man who was Tasered multiple times at South Carolina’s Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center in Charleston is the latest case to raise questions about …

News in Brief

Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: On June 9, 2021, a former guard at the Federal Correctional Institution in Aliceville, Alabama, agreed to plead guilty to federal charges that he had sexual intercourse with a prisoner in the laundry room at the women’s prison west of Tuscaloosa. According to the Birmingham …

South Carolina to Use Firing Squads to Execute Prisoners

Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021

Filed under: Death Penalty/Death Row

South Carolina to Use Firing Squads to Execute Prisoners by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders In recent decades, the inability of state corrections departments to procure the necessary drugs to carry out lethal injections and kill people has led to a gradual decline in the number of executions in America. …