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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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SCDC officer charged for bringing contraband into high security area

A former correctional officer has been arrested and charged after providing contraband to prisoners in a high security unit of the prison. The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) Inspector ...
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SCDC to launch nation’s first vertical farm inside a U.S. prison

Former Gamecock quarterback Stephen Garcia says he is “extremely humbled” by the support he and his family have received after announcing his Stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis. The Richland County ...