SC Corrections: Prison? Or Playtime?
Remember Carter Strange? He was the then-19-year-old white kid who was nearly beaten to death in downtown Columbia, S.C. in the spring of 2011 by...
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The Trial Of Johnathan Goldsmith
Former ‘deputy of the year’ becomes inmate of the S.C. Department of Corrections......
SC Prison System Coming Under Legislative Microscope
by FITSNews
House oversight panel to take up S.C. Department of Corrections ......
Former SCDC Officer, Four Others Plead Guilty In $550K Prison Bribery Scheme
by Erin Parrott
A veteran corrections officer admitted accepting more than half a million dollars in bribes to smuggle contraband into Lee Correctional Institution, while four co-conspirators also...
Former SCDC Officer Accused Of Taking $550K In Bribes To Smuggle Contraband Into Prison
by Jenn Wood
Federal prosecutors say longtime prison official accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for bringing drugs, cell phones and other contraband into one of...
Murdaugh Retrial Set For April As New Judge Pushes Case Forward
by Jenn Wood
S.C. circuit court judge Debra McCaslin sets date for high-profile retrial, signals aggressive schedule for hearing motions, resolving pre-trial disputes......
The Battle Of The Shackles: Murdaugh Withdraws Motion After Prosecutors Push Back
by Jenn Wood
Prosecutors, defense attorneys trade barbs prior to Alex Murdaugh abruptly withdrawing motion over courtroom attire......
Alex Murdaugh Retrial: Flurry of New Defense Motions Filed
by Will Folks
Attorneys for accused killer seek change of venue, independent review of evidence and permission for their client to access electronic case files......
S.C. Supreme Court Strikes Down Alex Murdaugh’s Murder Convictions
by Jenn Wood
'Trial of the Century' undone, case remanded back to circuit court......
‘Prison Snitch’ Bill Won’t Pass in 2026
by Will Folks
Mandatory minimums in South Carolina remain under siege, though... by "Republicans."...