Officials say as a result, the officer required immediate medical attention and continued monitoring for infectious diseases.

Sharon Elizabeth Smith of Sumter has been charged with criminal conspiracy, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC). The 36-year-old South Carolina prison staffer was detained ...

An inmate in the South Carolina Department of Corrections is facing new charges after cornering another inmate and stabbing ...

A Richland County man has been sentenced to an additional 15 years behind bars after prison authorities say he threw a cup ...

A judge in South Carolina has ruled a death row inmate who thinks most laws are unconstitutional is mentally competent and ...

A South Carolina prison employee was arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle jewelry teeth coverings, commonly known as ...

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BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. (WBTW) — 21 inmates at Evans Correctional Institution in Bennettsville received certifications and degrees on Tuesday, all with 4.0 GPAs. Northeastern Technical College ...

For decades, South Carolina officials have been working to shut down contraband cell phones inside the state’s prisons. U.S.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A former South Carolina Department of Corrections certified nursing assistant was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to multiple crimes. Jameelah Khadijah Fortune has been ...

Three people were arrested for sending books containing drug-laced sheets of paper to at least 20 inmates in 14 South Carolina prisons, according to the South Carolina Department of ...

The former officer, the former inmate and the former inmate’s brother are accused of sneaking books with drug-laced pages into SC prisons.