Extension request and approval (Seven days)

In 2016 the Oversight Committee worked with the Executive Budget Office to combine the information sought in the Annual Restructuring Report and Annual Accountability Report, into one report.

Executive Summary

SCDC status of implementing LAC recommendations (February 19, 2020)

Full Report

Executive Summary

January 28, 2019

March 21, 2019

July 24, 2019

October 23, 2019

November 25, 2019

December 16, 2019

January 7, 2020

Committee notifies the agency it has been selected for study.

SCDC Director informs all SCDC staff that SCDC is scheduled for a regular study by the House Legislative Oversight Committee, the purpose of the study and additional information staff will receive about the process during their regular staff meetings.

Committee requests an audit of SCDC by the Legislative Audit Council.

LAC Letter to Committee (November 7, 2018)

Full Report - A Limited Review of SCDC by the Legislative Audit Council (August 26, 2019)

Executive Summary - A Limited Review of SCDC by the Legislative Audit Council (August 26, 2019)

Committee chair notifies the applicable Committee members of their appointment to an ad hoc committee to study the Department of Corrections.

Subcommittee requests information on the following topics as a follow up to the February 21, 2019 Subcommittee meeting: (1) Inmate Numbers; (2) Bonds of Director and Other Personnel; (3) Reception and Evaluation; (4) Employee Morale; (5) Hiring and Retention; (6) Employee Costs; (7) Drug Testing; (8) Collaboration; (9) Programming, Amenities, and Costs to Inmates; and (10) Inmate's Family and Visitors.

SCDC response to Subcommittee (March 20, 2019)

Subcommittee requests information on the following topics as a follow up to the March 21, 2019 Subcommittee meeting with the Department of Corrections: (1) Early release inmates; (2) Sentencing sheets; (3) Inmate processing; (4) Inmate composition; (5) Classification system; (6) Inmate release date, actions impacting; (7) Data entry; (8) Facilities and overtime; (9) Lockdown; (10) Performance; (11) Inmate work; and (12) Statutes.

SCDC reponse to Subcommittee (April 29, 2019)

Subcommittee requests information on the following topics as a follow up to the March 21, 2019 Subcommittee meeting with the Department of Corrections: (1) Sentencing sheets and database.

Court Administration responds to Subcommittee (April 25, 2019)

Subcommittee requests information on the following topics as a follow up to the March 21, 2019 Subcommittee meeting with the Department of Corrections: (1) Sentence sheets.

Commission on Indigent Defense (SCCID) reponse to Subcommittee (April 29, 2019)

Subcommittee requests information on the following topics as a follow up to the March 21, 2019 Subcommittee meeting with the Department of Corrections: (1) Data from SCDC; (2) Data from other entities; and (3) Sentencing sheets.

PPP reponse to Subcommittee (April 22, 2019)

Subcommittee requests information on the following topics as a follow up to the May 14, 2019 Subcommittee meeting with the Department of Corrections: (1) Classification system; (2) Timelines and average inmate day; (3) Data; (4) Health; (5) Transfers; (6) Admissions and release; (7) Information provided to inmates; (8) Housing; (9) Safety and staffing; (10) Work; (11) Recidivism rates; (12) Education; and (13) Earned credits and outcomes.

SCDC reponse to Subcommittee (May 24, 2019)

Subcommittee requests information on the following topics as a follow up to the May 29, 2019 Subcommittee meeting with the Department of Corrections: (1) Classification system update; (2) Young offender parole and reentry services; (3) Shock incarceration program; (4) Security and emergency services; (5) Family complaints; (6) Measures and data tracked; (7) Lockdowns; (8) Types of offenses/convictions; (9) Contraband; (10) Inmate use of social networking; (11) Movement of inmates between SCDC facilities; (12) Law updates; and (13) Good conduct credits.

SCDC reponse to Subcommittee (June 20, 2019)

Subcommittee requests information on the following topics as a follow up to the June 4, 2019 Subcommittee meeting with the Department of Corrections: (1) Execution of death sentences; (2) Processing inmates, sentencing sheets, and release; (3) Visitation; (4) Use of force to maintain order - chemical munitions; (5) Inmate participation in programs and work; (6) Inmate transfers; (7) Escapes, assaults, and other inmate disciplinary offenses; (8) Police service investigations; (9) Inmate deaths; and (10) Potential law recommendations.

SCDC response to Subcommittee (July 2, 2019)

Subcommittee requests information on the status of death sentences and appeals as a follow up to the June 4, 2019 Subcommittee meeting with the Department of Corrections.

Attorney General reponse to Subcommittee (July 12, 2019)

Subcommittee requests information on the following topics as a follow up to the June 18, 2019 Subcommittee meeting with the Department of Corrections: (1) Inmate participation in programs; (2) Contraband - Cell phone usage; (3) Assaults; (4) Program decisions/evaluation; (5) Victim notification; (6) Agency policy review; and (7) Positive impact examples.

SCDC response to Subcommittee (July 26, 2019)

Subcommittee requests additional information on the early release of an inmate that occurred in July 2019.

SCDC response to Subcommittee (July 22, 2019)

Subcommittee requests information on the following topics as a follow up to the July 24, 2019 Subcommittee meeting with the Department of Corrections: (1) Release of inmates; (2) Employee training; (3) Education for inmates - Palmetto Unified School District; (4) Programs - Academy of Hope; (5) Programs - Training and employment of inmates upon release; (6) Conditions for inmates (sunlight, hygiene, meals, air conditioning, and pest control); (7) Death of inmate; and (8) Visitation (processing; notification)

SCDC response to Subcommittee (August 22, 2019)

SCDC letter to Committee (September 9, 2019)

Out of an abundance of caution, SCDC provides reports issued by the implementation panel and mediator during the ongoing mediation of the mental health lawsuit and settlement agreement. SCDC is uncertain if the information is responsive to a particular request or question from the Committee.

Subcommittee requests information on the Paperwork Reduction and Streamlining Report the Department of Education (DoE) submitted to the General Assembly as a follow up to a Subcommittee meeting with the Department of Corrections.

DoE response to Subcommittee (October 14, 2019)

Ad Hoc Subcommittee letter to DoE (December 2, 2019)

Subcommittee requests information about fees required to obtain birth certificates for inmates and timeframes for DHEC to execute a memorandum of understanding with another state agency as a follow up to a Subcommittee meeting with the Department of Corrections.

DHEC response to Subcommittee (October 24, 2019)

Subcommittee requests various information related to Medicaid payment of services related to inmates as a follow up to a Subcommittee meeting with the Department of Corrections.

DHHS response to Subcommittee (October 29, 2019)

Ad Hoc Subcommittee letter to DHHS (December 2, 2019)

DHHS response to Subcommittee?s follow-up letter (December 17, 2019)

Subcommittee requests additional information about the North Carolina Statewide Misdemeanant Confinement Program as a follow up to the presentation the N.C. Sheriffs Association made during the Subcommittee meeting with the Department of Corrections on October 2, 2019.

N.C. Sheriffs' Assoc. response to Subcommittee (October 30, 2019)

Subcommittee requests information about SCDC program participation required as a prerequisite for some inmate's parole and/or release as a follow up to a Subcommittee meeting with the Department of Corrections.

PPP response to Subcommittee (October 22, 2019)

Subcommittee requests information on the following topics as follow up from multiple Subcommittee meetings with the Department of Corrections: (1) veterans and other federal program; (2) programs and reentry; (3) medical transportation efficiency; (4) medications and medical equipment; (5) medical wait time; (6) births in prison; (7) mental health; (8) addiction treatment; (9) health services-in general; (10) crimes in SCDC; (11) detention center inspections; (12) audits; (13) agency policies; (14) North Carolina programs; (15) automated request to staff member system; (16) formal grievances; (17) inmate mail; (18) Freedom of Information Act requests and records management; (19) law recommendations; and (20) administration unit presentation.

SCDC response to Subcommittee (October 29, 2019)

SCDC updated response to question #41 and #45 (December 11, 2019)

The Ad Hoc Subcommittee and the Healthcare and Regulatory Subcommittee request information from SCDC and the Department of Mental Health following the joint subcommittee meeting on September 16, 2019.

SCDC and DMH joint response to Subcommittees (October 23, 2019)

Subcommittee requests information on the following topics as follow up from multiple meetings with the Department of Corrections: (1) inmate health-general; (2) suicide attempts; (3) electronic tracking; (4) costs related to inmates; (5) inmate release dates; (6) inmate education; (7) accreditation; (8) employee training; (9) classification system; (10) staff incident reports; (11) ombudsman; (12) human resources; (13) housing-separations (inmate from inmate and inmate from employee); (14) housing-location; (15) housing-hvac systems; (16) member tours; and (17) inmate composition, work, and credits.

SCDC response to Subcommittee (December 18, 2019)

Subcommittee requests additional information on ombudsman utilized in correctional departments in other states.

P&A response to Subcommittee (December 13, 2019)

Subcommittee requests information on laws, regulations, and law suits related to human resource decisions across state agencies.

State HR response to Subcommittee (1.2.20)

Insurance Reserve Fund response to Subcommittee (1.6.20)

Subcommittee requests a representative from the organization attend the Subcommittee's January 7, 2020 meeting to testify and/or answer member questions relating to information necessary to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, inmates are released from incarceration on the correct dates.

Subcommittee requests the Procurement Services Division explain how they monitor cooperation of state offices, departments, institutions, and agencies in the procurement of goods, products, and services from the Division of Prison Industries of the Department of Corrections, as required in statute.

SFAA-Procurement response to Subcommittee (January 13, 2020)

Subcommittee requests information on the following topics as a follow up to the December 11 and 16, 2019 Subcommittee meetings with the Department of Corrections: (1) cell phones; (2) security staffing; (3) inmate grievances, health, and re-entry; (4) remote release; (5) facility management; (6) procurement; (7) fuel depot; (8) uniform purchases; (9) legislative audit council audit and updated information; (10) workforce program; (11) drug testing; and (12) employee grievances and recruitment.

SCDC response to Subcommittee (January 16, 2020)

SCDC provides its recommendations for law changes in response to the Subcommittee's request for this information.

SCDC provides updated recommendations for law changes.

Subcommittee requests the Solicitor further explain the current and proposed process for how information flows between the 16th Circuit Solicitors' Office and Court Administration, including benefits and risks to the processes from the perspective of stakeholders such as the S.C. Department of Corrections.

Solicitor Brackett response to Subcommittee (February 3, 2020)

SCDC provides information on their current locking system, including the amount of time required for correctional officers to unlock all doors in a portion of a unit, and the locking system they wish to obtain for their facilities.

Subcommittee requests information on the following topics as a follow up to the January 7, 2020 Subcommittee meetings with the Department of Corrections: (1) inmate information transmission; (2) recidivism; (3) local facilities; (4) employees; (5) facilities and data systems; (6) product sales; (7) health services; (8) programs; (9) sentencing, risk assessment, and release; (10) impact of input; (11) resources available; and (12) law recommendations.

SCDC response to Subcommittee (February 19, 2020)

Subcommittee requests the associations provide input on why local facilities in 39 of the 46 counties are not purchasing inmate uniforms from SCDC.

Jail Administrator's Association response to Subcommittee (February 19, 2020)

Sheriffs' Association response to Subcommittee (February 24, 2020)

Subcommittee requests the Division of Procurement provide input on an idea of providing preference to state vendors who are willing to employ individuals once released from SCDC.

SFAA Division of Procurement response to Subcommittee (February 5, 2020)

SCCID responds to request for feedback on potential recommendations for SCDC study that may impact SCCID.

DEW responds to request for feedback on potential recommendations for SCDC study that may impact DEW.

PPP responds to request for feedback on potential recommendations for SCDC study that may impact PPP.

SCDC provides operating procedures and current agency statistics related to COVID. Also, the agency provides additional law recommendations for the Subcommittee's consideration.

Subcommittee requests information on the following topics as a follow up to the June 22, 2020 Subcommittee meeting with the Department of Corrections: (1) inmate health; (2) local facilities; and (3) employees.

SCDC response to Subcommittee (July 22, 2020)

Court Administration responds to draft sentencing sheet flow chart and provides an update on the S.C. Judicial Branch’s partnerships and efforts to improve the delivery of sentencing information to others in the criminal justice process.