Furtick v. South Carolina Department of Corrections

I respectfully dissent. In my view, the majority’s holding today ignores the legislative intent expressed by the clear and unambiguous language of S.C.Code Ann. §§ 24-13-210 and - 230. Further, I believe the majority discards our Court’s long-standing “hands-off’ approach to judicial supervision of internal prison disciplinary matters which do not amount to a violation of constitutional dimensions. In adopting its position, the majority has interjected our courts into every prison disciplinary matter which may result in an inmate’s lost opportunity to earn sentence-related credits including a…