South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Apr 25, 2023

$1.6M settlement reached in handcuffed prisoner’s 2014 death

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The family of a handcuffed inmate who was shot and killed in 2014 by a prison guard trainee reached a $1.6 million settlement with Nevada prison […]

Dec 27, 2021

SC prison has to pay $920,000 water and sewer bill

RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — A Jasper County town is being paid nearly $920,000 by the South Carolina prison system to end a four-year dispute over a facility’s water and sewer […]

Nov 18, 2021

Black man stomped by Orangeburg officer gets $650K

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina city is paying $650,000 to a Black man who was stomped in the head by a white police […]

Jul 22, 2021

Man gets 20 years in SC prison in shooting of Cayce officers

CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — An Orangeburg man who shot at two police officers during a chase will spend 20 years in a South Carolina prison and then 10 years in […]

Jul 12, 2021

Mom of man who died custody settles suit for $10M

The mother of a mentally ill man who died in the Charleston County jail has reached a $10 million settlement with the county, the county sheriff’s office, and the city […]

Jun 30, 2021

South Carolina gives initial OK to $6M prison riot deal

South Carolina officials gave initial approval Tuesday to a $6 million settlement to resolve dozens of prisoner lawsuits against the Department of Corrections following a riot that killed seven inmates. […]

Jun 3, 2021

Some South Carolina prisons to resume in-person visits

COLUMBIA (AP) — Some South Carolina prisons will allow in-person visits this month, more than a year after officials canceled visitations due to the coronavirus pandemic. Visitation will resume June […]

Dec 21, 2020

New program offers free college degrees to SC prisoners

ORANGEBURG (AP) — Some prisoners in South Carolina will soon be able to attend college for free. The South Carolina Department of Corrections says it is partnering with Claflin University, […]

Jul 27, 2020

S.C. government to pay man $50,000 after prison attack

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina state government is paying a man $50,000 following a lawsuit that says he was attacked and stabbed in prison due to a failure in […]

Feb 18, 2020

Why ‘ban the box’ rules are becoming more popular

Last year the City of Columbia passed an ordinance that prevents employers who do business with the city from asking job applicants if they have a criminal history. Richland […]

Feb 5, 2020

New reform should increase inmates’ safety in prisons

For years, frantic families have asked the South Carolina Department of Corrections to relocate incarcerated loved ones who were assigned to cellmates with violent tendencies or committed violent crimes–under […]

Jan 15, 2020

Family of man killed in prison settles case for $275K

The family of an inmate who was killed by two other inmates in a South Carolina prison has received $275,000 in a mediated wrongful death settlement, the family’s attorneys report. […]