Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh 's new maximum-security prison has a disturbing history besides housing some of the worst and most violent offenders. Murdaugh's correctional institute was sued by an inmate โ known as John Doe โ after he claimed he was raped by another prisoner in July The alleged assault happened at Gilliam Psychiatric Hospital, which is part of the Kirkland.
The man accused prison officials of preventing him from getting a rape kit, claiming the facility's lack of concern for staffing and operating the hospital facilitated an environment for sexual assault to occur. From January to April , more than correctional officers were terminated from South Carolina prisons, according to data from the state Department of Corrections.
Kirkland fired six officers and demoted one during the 16 months. In , a Kirkland officer was arrested after being accused of opening cell doors and allowing inmates to fight. The officer would act like the referee during the physical altercations โ which was documented in a letter outlining his firing.
Another correctional officer was fired after she was charged with assaulting an inmate. She was accused of striking the prisoner in the face with her fist.
Two other officers got in trouble while off duty. One was charged with marijuana possession and the other was fired after his arrest for driving with a suspended license and an uninsured vehicle. A fifth officer was terminated after failing a drug test. A lieutenant at Kirkland got demoted and transferred with decreased pay after he admitted to a warden that he slept with another prison employee at a company Christmas party while intoxicated.
