I sent an email to the Govenor today in hopes of having the man who killed Sullivan returned to the facility he was at. We requested he NOT be moved, and they moved him anyway. What are our rights?
We have met on a couple of occasions, and I am coming to you for guidance. Our son, Sullivan, was killed by a drunk driver in 2005. The individual responsible was sentenced to 13 years. We recently received a letter from the SCDC in reference to the inmate being assigned to a work crew. I spoke with Monica Wallace with the Div of Classification and Inmate Records on 9/8/09 and protested this. I also protested the inmate being moved from the Wateree Correctional Institute to the Manning Correctional Institute. From what I understand this would be a priviledge for him to be transferred and I do not feel that he deserves any priviledges. I have spoken with the Victim Services Office and I do not like the response I was given for him being transferred. The reason for the transfer was so that he could be closer to his mother. His mother lives on the same street we live on and resides in the same county as the Wateree Correctional Institute. I feel this reason was just that, a reason fabricated just so he could be moved. From what I have read on the SCDC website, the Manning Correctional Institute does not have a fenced in perimeter. This concerns me. I have a problem with him being transferred after we requested that he stay at Wateree.
Please advise us on what we can do. I realize as a victim, we DO NOT have any rights. The inmates and criminals seem to have all the rights. The inmate can request to be moved to a facility closer to his family, and what can we request to be closer to ours? NOTHING, he KILLED our son. We can only visit his grave.
Thank you for your attention in this matter. I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.
Thanks again,Tonya Spradley
