Video shows man left to die in South Carolina prison yard: 'We should’ve done more to help.'
last April at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville was the largest riot in an American prison in 25 years. Seven people were killed.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Columbia said the investigation by prison officials was just closed last week and that charges were not ready. The office said it would be assisting with any prosecution, but that the case would be tried by a county prosecutor.Turbeville Correctional Institute "The turnover is so high because people don't feel safe," said Stan Burtt, a former warden at Lieber Correctional Institution in Dorchester County northwest of Charleston. He says the situation got worse when longer sentences went into effect,"Controlling that individual becomes very difficult because he has nothing to live for."
Lawyers suing the DOC say that before the Lee riot most prison doors had individual keys instead of a more modern electronic locking system. Prison officials say an investigation of Capers' death at Turbeville prison is ongoing and the incident has been turned over for disciplinary review.Bryan Stirling, director of the state's Department of Corrections, said that the video of Capers' death was disturbing to watch, and that the prison should have done a better job of helping the injured prisoner."I don't know if he should've died," said Stirling."I know that we should have done more to render aid.
Stirling says that in South Carolina facilities smuggled cell phones have been used to extort money from people outside prison and to order hits on fellow inmates.
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