News and Press Releases

2017
SCDC, Mental Health Advocates Reach Historic Agreement
03/01/2017
After long-fought litigation and two years of negotiations, a settlement agreement has been struck that could end what Circuit Judge Michael Baxley called the unconstitutional treatment of an estimated 3,500 severely mentally ill offenders in the S.
2016
Nelson Mullins Partners Stuart Andrews, Dan Westbrook, and SC DOC Director Bryan Stirling Honored for Advocacy for Inmates with Mental Illness
11/04/2016
The Columbia Urban League has honored Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Columbia partners Stuart M. Andrews, Jr. and Daniel J. Westbrook, along with S.C. Department of Corrections Director Bryan Stirling, with their Stephen G. Morrison/Nelson Mullin
Settlement Agreement - May 2, 2016Download PDF
06/01/2016
After long-fought litigation and two years of negotiations, a settlement agreement has been struck
2015
Corrections, Parties Reach Mental Health Agreement - Jan. 15, 2015Download PDF
01/15/2015
The S.C. Department of Corrections mental health program is "inherently flawed and systemically deficient in all major areas,"