Howard v. South Carolina Department of Corrections

Stacy Howard (“Appellant”), an inmate incarcerated with the South Carolina Department of Corrections (“SCDC”), appeals the Administrative Law Court’s (“ALC’s”) summary dismissal of his appeal from a prison disciplinary conviction. *622Appellant contends the SCDC’s actions implicated a state-created liberty interest and, thus, the ALC erred in summarily dismissing his appeal pursuant to section l-23-600(D)1 of the South Carolina Code. Additionally, Appellant challenges: (1) the enforcement of the policy that formed the basis for the disciplinary conviction, (2) the procedure employed to procure…