What attorney can help me if I was injured while in prison?

You may contact your local Legal Aid Society for a referral of attorneys who handle personal injury cases.

File suit against who?

I answered this already. You can sue the guy that hit you, but you aren't going to collect anything from him because he is obviously a loser. You cannot sue the prison because of the doctrine of Governmental Immunity. Since you tend to find losers in prison, that is a good incentive to stay out of prison. the best way to do that is to obey the law. It is not difficult to do; I am sure that you have heard of the 10 Commandments, or the Golden Rule?

There are several lawyers in Madison who are experienced in prison and civil rights litigation. I do not feel comfortable naming any individuals, but you can contact the Lawyer Referral Service at the Wisconsin State Bar and they can refer the matter to such a lawyer. Best of luck.

How do you know what you were hit with and who hit you? If the State was negligent in the supervision, you may have a claim. You have to file a tort claim against the state. Your claim is subject to a three year statute of limitations for negligence, the assault claim against the person that hit you has a two year statute of limitations. You need to contact an attorney to explore your options, there is not enough information in your question to address it properly. Each case is unique and no lawyer client relationship is established by this response, nor should you rely upon an email response to a generic question without consulting with an attorney regarding the precise issues of your case.

You need to contact a Personal Injury lawyer. Probably in Richland County where the S.C. Department of Corrections is located, or the county where you are incarcerated. However, the inmate that attacked you (I assume it was an inmate) is likely the only one liable. The DOC may not be liable unless you can show that they were negligent. For example, you say no staff was present.

What jail? I assume another inmate hit you? If yes, you would need to show the jail had knowledge the inmate was a threat. Had you ever complained about him before? Had he attacked anyone else before? I have had success with these cases but they are fact specific. You need to serve a Notice of Claim if a municipal jail or a Claim or Intention To File Claim if a State jail and it has to be filed within 90 days of the incident.