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Prosecutors Sue Firm for Selling Bureau of Prisons Adulterated Food, Spices

Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution

Prosecutors Sue Firm for Selling Bureau of Prisons Adulterated Food, Spices by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) sued a vendor and its owner for scamming over 80 prisons of $530,000 by selling diluted spices and food products. The suit, filed November 1, 2019, was …

Riots At South Carolina Prison Spark Wave of Lawsuits

Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020

Filed under: Organizing

Riots At South Carolina Prison Spark Wave of Lawsuits by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The April 15, 2018, riot at South Carolina’s Lee Correctional Institution (LCI) illustrates the consequences of prison understaffing. That riot was the worst in America’s prisons in 25 years. The toll was seven …

Department of Justice - Investigation of South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice's Broad River Road Complex, 2020

Publication • February 5, 2020

Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Excessive Force, Failure to Train/Supervise, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons, Failure to Protect (Staff), Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Department of Justice - Investigation of South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice's Broad River Road Complex, 2020 U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Assistant Allorney General 950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW - RFK Washington, DC 20530 FEB Ot2020 The Honorable Henry McMaster Governor of South Carolina State House 1100 Gervais …

Notice Regarding Investigation of South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, 2020

Publication • February 5, 2020

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Americans with Disabilities Act, CRIPA, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Notice Regarding Investigation of South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, 2020 U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Assistant Allorney General 950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW - RFK Washington, DC 20530 FEB Ot2020 The Honorable Henry McMaster Governor of South Carolina State House 1100 …

South Carolina: Former Prison Employees Charged, Plead Guilty in Contraband Investigation

Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct

South Carolina: Former Prison Employees Charged, Plead Guilty in Contraband Investigation by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter At least 19 employees from eight different prisons operated by the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDOC) have been convicted or face charges of smuggling drugs, liquor, jewelry or cell phones …

Geissler v. Stirling, SC, Order for Preliminary Approval of Proposed Consent Decree, Hep C Treatment, 2020

Brief • January 23, 2020

Filed under: Hepatitis, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Class Certification, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Geissler v. Stirling, SC, Order for Preliminary Approval of Proposed Consent Decree, Hep C Treatment, 2020 4:17-cv-01746-MBS Date Filed 01/23/20 Entry Number 183 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA FLORENCE DIVISION Russell Geissler, Bernard Bagley, and Willie James Jackson, individually …

South Carolina Prison Industries Employee Fired for Writing Tell-All Book

Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020

Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation against Staff

South Carolina Prison Industries Employee Fired for Writing Tell-All Book by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Daryle Starks is a retired chief petty officer of the U.S. Navy, with 24 years in the service. He was working at South Carolina’s Tyger River Correctional Institution, supervising prisoners as they made hardwood …

Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, Deposition of Charles Bush, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2019

Brief • December 16, 2019

Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, Deposition of Charles Bush, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2019 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF MARLBORO ) IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS ) FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ) C/A NO. 2017-CP-34-00064 Gary Locklear, individually and As Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Locklear, …

South Carolina: Lawsuit Alleges Medical Staff, Guards Negligent in Baby’s Death

Article • November 6, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019

Filed under: Medical, Wrongful Death

South Carolina: Lawsuit Alleges Medical Staff, Guards Negligent in Baby’s Death by Bill Barton by Bill Barton Sinetra Geter Johnson discovered she was pregnant just two days before she was required to report to prison on a parole violation. In October 2012, she began serving a two-year sentence at the …

Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, Exhibit 17 - Answer to Ptf. Supplemental Interrogatories, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2019

Brief • September 27, 2019

Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, Exhibit 17 - Answer to Ptf. Supplemental Interrogatories, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2019 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF MARLBORO ) ) ) IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THE FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ) Civil Action No. 2017CP3400064 ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) …

Branham v. Southern Health Partners, SC, Affidavit of Jason Junkins, Wrongful Death, 2019

Brief • September 18, 2019

Filed under: Medical, Wrongful Death

Branham v. Southern Health Partners, SC, Affidavit of Jason Junkins, Wrongful Death, 2019 IN 1HE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Civil Action No. 2019-CP-20-00286 Plaintiff, vs. Southern Health Partners, Inc.; Charles Outz, M.D.; Jason Junkins, M.D .. ; Fairfield County; Fairfield County Sheriff's Office; Fairfield Memorial Hospital; and University of South …

Sleeping Guard Who Allowed Suicidal Prisoner to Hang Himself Prompts $507,500 Settlement

Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Suicides

Sleeping Guard Who Allowed Suicidal Prisoner to Hang Himself Prompts $507,500 Settlement by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A sleeping guard at the Lancaster County jail in South Carolina, who was supposed to be watching a suicidal prisoner who killed himself, prompted the county to settle a wrongful death suit …

Scott v. Patterson, et al., SC, complaint, wrongful death, 2019

Brief • July 23, 2019

Filed under: Medical, Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Failure to Train/Supervise, Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Staff), Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Scott v. Patterson, et al., SC, complaint, wrongful death, 2019 8:19-cv-02057-RMG-JDA Date Filed 07/23/19 Entry Number 1 Page 1 of 30 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA DIVISION Yvette Scott, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Raymond Angelo Scott, Plaintiff, vs. Dennis Patterson, Joseph …

17 Indicted in SC Prison Smuggling Ring

Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption

17 Indicted in SC Prison Smuggling Ring by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced on November 23, 2018 that 17 indictments had been issued after an investigation into a prison contraband smuggling ring that authorities called “Operation Cash Cow.” The indictments against four prisoners, …

Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of South Carolina Prisoner’s Suit Over Safekeeper Status

Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019

Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of South Carolina Prisoner’s Suit Over Safekeeper Status by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant of summary judgment to officials who allegedly denied a pretrial detainee substantive and procedural due process when placing him in safekeeper …

South Carolina Fails to Evacuate Prisoners Threatened by Hurricane

Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption

South Carolina Fails to Evacuate Prisoners Threatened by Hurricane by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In September 2018, when Hurricane Florence bore down on the U.S. coast as a dangerous Category 4 storm, over a million people in Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina were told to flee inland. Many …

South Carolina: Two Women Drown in Sheriff’s Transport Van, Deputies Charged

Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019

Filed under: Transportation, Wrongful Death, Accidents

South Carolina: Two Women Drown in Sheriff’s Transport Van, Deputies Charged by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Nicolette Green, 43, and Wendy Newton, 45, were not criminals. On September 18, 2018, Newton was suffering symptoms from her schizophrenia while Green had sought help from a clinic. Because doctors had ordered …

Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, Exhibit 19 - Amended Answers to Ptf. Interrogations, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2019

Brief • July 2, 2019

Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, Exhibit 19 - Amended Answers to Ptf. Interrogations, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2019 SWB SWEENY WINGATE & BARROW P.A. July 2, 2019 Reply to: Main Office Mark V. Genclc (803) 256-2233 x7121 mvg@swblaw.com Patrick J. McLaughlin, Esquire Wukela Law Firm Post Office Box 13057 …

Prisoners Seek Comprehensive Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment

Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019

Filed under: Medical, Hepatitis

Prisoners Seek Comprehensive Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss In December 2018, the U.S. District Court for South Carolina granted class-action status in a lawsuit filed against the Department of Corrections (DOC) by state prisoners claiming they received inadequate medical care due to …

Locklear v. Marlboro County, SC, SHP Infection Control Guidelines, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2014

Brief • 2019

Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

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