Inmate tries to escape from prison van on I-26, state officials say
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) said an inmate attempted to escape from a van on ...
Inmate tries smashing out of van during transfer to SC prison in Columbia, officials say
The 31-year-old was in prison on an assault and battery conviction, according to South Carolina court records..
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South Carolina death row inmate maintains his innocence and won't ask for clemency
Bowman will be the third Black man to be executed in South Carolina in four months after the state restarted its death ...
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Former South Carolina prison captain pleads guilty in $279K bribery scheme
A former captain at a South Carolina prison recently pled guilty to a charge related to her role in a massive bribery scheme.
South Carolina sets next execution date as inmate questions lethal injection doses
The South Carolina Supreme Court has set a March 7 date for the latest execution in the state’s suddenly busy death chamber.
High-ranking SC prisons employee gave inmates confidential info in exchange for cash, prosecutors say
Prosecutors allege Morrell provided inmates with confidential information in exchange for cash payments. COLUMBIA, S.C. — A ...
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South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September
South Carolina is preparing to execute the third inmate to be put to death since September as the state goes through a ...
Molding inmates into welders: state pilot program hopes to reduce recidivism
The South Carolina Department of Corrections has the lowest recidivism rate in the country, but they want to make it even ...
South Carolina puts man to death for 2001 murder; it's state third execution since September
South Carolina has put 45 inmates to death since the death penalty was restarted in the U.S. in 1976. In the early 2000s, it ...