Legal Opinion
Skipper v. South Carolina Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided July 31, 2006No. 4141PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeatty, J.
The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) appeals the circuit court’s order finding Ronald De’Ray Skipper was denied both a liberty interest in prison employment and due process with regard to SCDC’s drug-testing policy. SCDC contends there is no liberty interest in prison employment and that Skipper was afforded due process prior to his disciplinary conviction for drug possession. We reverse.1
FACTS
Skipper, an inmate at Evans Correctional Institution,2 was employed at the facility through SCDC and the privately run Prison Industries Enterprises. Prison Industries is a voluntary…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Al-Shabazz v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
- Altizer v. PaderickCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Prescott v. Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
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3Cited by6 opinions
- South Carolina Department of Corrections v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2008
- Allen v. SCDCSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2023
- Dickerson v. StirlingDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2020
- Dickerson v. StirlingDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2020
- Furtick v. South Carolina Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2007
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