Ashville Prison Books, a nonprofit that sends books to inmates in SC prisons, is threatening to sue SCDC over a new policy restricting book access.

According to the arrest warrants, the guard was giving contraband to inmates within the Restricted Housing Unit.

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 ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) – A South Carolina prison employee was arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle jewelry teeth coverings, commonly known as “grillz,” to an inmate. The South Carolina ...

A former sergeant with the South Carolina Department of Corrections was fired after allegedly providing contraband to inmates ...

State prison officials say an inmate at Lee Correctional Institution died Wednesday following an assault inside the facility. The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) is treating the case ...

Deputies were responding to reports of a wrong-way driver when they made a traffic stop, the Richland County Sheriff's Department said.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – A South Carolina prison employee was arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle jewelry teeth coverings, commonly known as “grillz,” to an inmate. The South Carolina Department of ...