COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Corrections released details regarding several warrants served against inmates over the last year on charges ranging from illegal cell phones and ...

Another defendant in the Lee Correctional Institution riot case is set to be tried this week in Lee County.

Alex Murdaugh is serving life sentences after a jury convicted him of killing his wife and son. South Carolina Department of Corrections Provided Their names became well known due to their crimes — a ...

Drones are flying onto prison grounds, often in the dark of night, and dropping contraband for inmates – everything from ...

Authorities say Leo Jermaine Cheeks, an inmate at Lee Correctional Institution, died in the facility. Cheeks was found ...

An 81-year-old inmate who was the "longest serving resident of South Carolina's Death Row" died of natural causes this week, officials said. Fred Singleton passed away Monday at the Kirkland ...

RIDGEVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) — With the South Carolina Department of Corrections prioritizing its re-entry programs for years, inmates at the MacDougall Correctional Institution in Ridgeville are getting ...

MARLBORO COUNTY, S.C. — Two South Carolina corrections officers are recovering after being attacked and stabbed at a state prison, officials say. The South Carolina Department of Corrections said the ...

A South Carolina inmate convicted of killing a state trooper more than 25 years ago cannot be executed due to a mental ...

A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad – the first such execution in the United States since 2010, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections. The execution of ...