SKIPPER v. SC DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 4141.

370 S.C. 267 (2006)

633 S.E.2d 910

Ronald De'Ray SKIPPER, Respondent, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided July 31, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher L. Murphy and James A. Stuckey, Jr., both of Charleston, for Appellant.

Ronald De'Ray Skipper, of Bishopville, pro se.


BEATTY, J.

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) appeals the circuit court's order finding Ronald De'Ray Skipper was denied both a liberty interest in prison employment and due process with regard to SCDC's drug-testing policy. SCDC contends there is no liberty interest in prison employment and that Skipper was afforded due process prior to his disciplinary conviction for drug possession. We reverse.

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