Drones are getting drugs, escape tools and crab legs to inmates, ‘kind of like a DoorDash.’ Prisons are fighting back

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

Trial set to begin for inmate accused of killing 3 in 2018 Lee Correctional riot

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

Florence Co. man sentenced to additional time for running drug network inside prison

An inmate at the South Carolina Department of Corrections was sentenced with additional time in prison for rming a drug ...

Guard at infamous SC prison who secretly married inmate indicted, state AG says

Correctional officers are accused of aiding and abetting in the smuggling of dangerous contraband to inmates, the South Carolina Attorney General said.
WSPA

Following Upstate drug scheme, SC Department of Corrections facing pushback over book policy

SOUTH CAROLINA (WSPA) — A recently updated inmate book policy implemented by the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) has been met with pushback and a potential lawsuit. The policy, which ...
WKYC3

Inmates Briefly Held Officer Hostage at Maximum Security SC Prison

The South Carolina Department of Corrections says inmates overpowered an officer and held him hostage for over an hour at a maximum security prison Friday night. The prisons agency updated the ...
Post and Courier

Citing drug smuggling concerns, SC prisons ban all but 6 booksellers from sending books to inmates

SPARTANBURG — South Carolina inmates used to represent a large chunk of those receiving free publications from Asheville Prison Books, which sends hundreds of free titles most months to incarcerated ...