JASPER COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) – Thursday, March 13th, the mother of a former inmate at the Ridgeland Correctional Facility in Jasper County, filed a civil lawsuit against the South Carolina Department of Corrections. This is in the 14th judicial circuit.
The lawsuit requests a required answer to the complaint within 30 days. There are two causes of action, gross negligence/survival and wrongful death.
The lawsuit requests damages against the Department of Corrections in the Palmetto State, as she represents her son’s estate. Her son is Patrick Chase Massey…