A mother paid South Carolina prison gangs thousands to keep her son alive
The phone call from prison came on a sweltering summer morning. The woman immediately sensed an unfamiliar tremor in her son’s voice.
Prison Negligence
Let’s restore hope to our prison system
The bloody melee that left seven prisoners dead and 22 wounded last week in Bishopville wasn’t a riot.
Jail Deaths – What They’re Not Telling You
Each year some 1,000 people die in jail – and that’s just the deaths that are reported. Many more go unacknowledged, or fly under the radar.
Prisoner Rights: Jails vs. Prisons
As most people are aware, prisoners have rights as stipulated by the U.S. Constitution. However, we have found that many prisoners and their families are often confused about the differences between jails and prisons.
Medical Negligence in Prisons: What You Need to Know
In the state of South Carolina, many inmates are not receiving adequate medical care. In fact, cases of negligence, in which inmates have received detrimental, even life-threatening, medical care, are on the rise.
Prison Negligence and Inmate Rights
Unlike people outside prison walls, inmates are often forgotten citizens, at the mercy of a penal system that often treats them like they are invisible.