The South Carolina Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Joel Anderson as director of the state’s Department of Corrections ...

The South Carolina Department of Corrections announced the arrest of a correctional officer at Camille Graham Correctional Institution in Columbia.On Thursday, SCDC said 58-year-old Frank Kim Eaves of ...

A recently updated inmate book policy implemented by the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) has been met with ...

A drone carrying a gourmet holiday haul of food and contraband was intercepted at a South Carolina correctional facility early Sunday morning, according to state officials. The bundle, which included ...

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 ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - State officials said an inmate in the Midlands died of natural causes. The South Carolina Department of Corrections said Leo Cheeks died of natural causes at Lee Correctional ...

An inmate in Lancaster, South Carolina, has been charged with the murder of another inmate, the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) says. Emmanuel Shai Hutchinson, 44, an inmate of SCDC, ...

Joel Anderson will permanently lead the Department of Corrections, but the Senate will not confirm future interim appointments, under a resolution passed Tuesday.

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 ...