Drones are getting drugs, escape tools and crab legs to inmates, ‘kind of like a DoorDash.’ Prisons are fighting back

Drones are flying onto prison grounds, often in the dark of night, and dropping contraband for inmates – everything from ...
South Carolina Public Radio

UPDATE: Trial begins for inmate accused in 2018 prison riot that killed seven

Thirty people were indicted in the 2018 riot at Lee Correctional that killed seven and injured dozens of others. An SCDC ...
WSPA

Following Upstate drug scheme, SC Department of Corrections facing pushback over book policy

SOUTH CAROLINA (WSPA) — A recently updated inmate book policy implemented by the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) has been met with pushback and a potential lawsuit. The policy, which ...

Guard at infamous SC prison who secretly married inmate indicted, state AG says

Correctional officers are accused of aiding and abetting in the smuggling of dangerous contraband to inmates, the South Carolina Attorney General said.
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SC correctional officer accused of providing contraband to inmates at Turbeville Correctional

CLARENDON, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) announced that a woman was charged with providing contraband to inmates. The SCDC’s inspector general released arrest ...
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SC Philharmonic performs for SCDC inmates

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - SC Philharmonic performs for inmates at Camile Griffin Graham Correctional Institution. Violin, cello, and piano playing classical music and Christmas carols. SC Philharmonic ...

Trial set to begin for inmate accused of killing 3 in 2018 Lee Correctional riot

Another defendant in the Lee Correctional Institution riot case is set to be tried this week in Lee County.