The Protection & Advocacy System for South Carolina
On May 31, P&A and the SC Department of Corrections agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that P&A had brought to improve treatment of inmates with mental illness. The case was filed in 2005 and trial was held in 2012. In 2014 the trial judge announced his decision. It said that mental health care…
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The State Inspector General (SIG) has released a report “Review of the Community Residential Care Facilities Program, Department of Health and Environmental Control” on the Department of Health and Environmental Control’s oversight of Community Residential Care Facilities (CRCFs). There are 471 CRCFs serving 17,000 people across the state; the report focuses on small facilities with compliance…
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2014-2015 Team Advocacy Annual Report For information about Community Residential Care Facilities and P&A’s Team Advocacy Project click here. For any additional information about a Team Advocacy Inspection report, contact P&A at 866-275-7273 (voice)/866-232-4525 (TTY) or info@pandasc.org. For any follow-up action taken by regulatory agencies contact: Department of Health and Environmental Control’s (DHEC), Division…
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Circuit Court Judge Michael Baxley ruled on January 8, 2014, that the S.C. Department of Corrections mental health program is “inherently flawed and systemically deficient in all major areas,” and prison officials should address the constitutional deficiencies and provide more humane treatment of prison inmates with serious mental health illnesses. Order Granting Judgment in Favor…
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