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| Inmates, Familes File Individual Corrections Lawsuits |
| By wltx.com - Jennifer Bellamy |
| Published: 01/10/2014 |
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The South Carolina Department of Corrections is facing more court battles. Yesterday's ruling against the department found abuses against mentally ill inmates and inadequate mental health policies and practices. The agency is also facing legal action from inmates and families who have filed their own suits in federal court against the department and various employees as well. According to a website set up to advocate for mentally ill inmates, in March of 2008, officers at Broad River Correctional found Baxter Vinson had severely injured himself and corrections employees responded in riot gear to escort him to solitary confinement, where he was strapped down in a restraint chair. Vinson claims a doctor on staff was notified, but decided not to send him to the hospital immediately, and told security teams to put him in restraints. He says he was strapped for two hours, despite having his intestines hanging out. He also says it took five and a half hours between the time he hurt himself, to the time he was taken to a hospital. Read More. |
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