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| Corrections department to begin notifying inmates of proposed mental health lawsuit settlement |
| By postandcourier.com- Maya T. Prabhu |
| Published: 07/06/2016 |
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COLUMBIA — An estimated 3,500 South Carolina inmates with serious mental health issues will learn next week the details of a proposed lawsuit settlement with the S.C. Department of Corrections. Judge Robert Hood on Tuesday gave SCDC the authority to begin notifying the plaintiffs in the 10-year-old class-action suit accusing the department of inadequately treating the mentally ill. The lawsuit alleged SCDC had a lack of effective counseling and overly relied on tactics such as isolation and pepper spray to subdue unruly mentally ill prisoners. Hood commended the state and Protection & Advocacy for People with disabilities on reaching an agreement. Read More. |
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