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MMP #89: The ‘Godfather’ of S.C.’s Prisons Gets Out Early and the Truth about the “Stephen Smith Theories”

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The Power of South Carolina's Lawmaker Todd Rutherford

South Carolina is one of two states in the U.S. where legislator appoints its judges. A lot of our lawmakers also happen to be powerful defense attorneys, like Senator Dick Harputlian and Bowen Turner's attorney Brad Hado. We understand that criminal defense attorneys have a job to do and must fight for their clients in the best way that they can. But taking part in a secret deal that appears to be illegal in the name of allowing a convicted killer to walk free before he has served his time isn't doing a job. That is abusing power.

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