Autopsy reveals that second South Carolina death row inmate died with fluid in his lungs
The South Carolina Department of Corrections uses a lethal injection protocol that was suspended by the Department of Justice ...
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The mother of a Jasper Co. inmate strangled to death cell sues SC Dept. of Corrections
The lawsuit brands the Ridgeland Correctional Facility as a “dangerous environment” with inadequate protection for its ...
South Carolina inmate sentenced for killing Winston-Salem man, police captain to be executed after 19 years
A South Carolina man will be put to death next month after spending nearly 20 years on death row. 41-year-old Mikal D. Mahdi ...
Three South Carolina corrections officers caught in contraband and drug investigations. One hid the drugs in his dinner.
Three former South Carolina prison guards were sentenced for smuggling or helping bring in drugs and contraband, including ...
Memphis man accused of stabbing another inmate to death at SC federal prison
Corderius Johnson has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of Joseph Hamilton. Johnson said ...
AG: Former correctional officer sentenced after pleading guilty to sneaking drugs to inmates
The South Carolina attorney’s general office said a former correctional officer was sentenced after pleading guilty to ...
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Inmate charged with killing cellmate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSAV) –The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) released the arrest warrant for an inmate charged ...
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Judge blocks Louisiana's 1st nitrogen gas execution over possible 'pain and terror'
Chief District Judge Shelly Dick's ruling came just one week before Jessie Hoffman was set to be executed by nitrogen gas at the Louisiana State Penitentiary on March 18. Hoffman has shown a ...
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Execution date announced for SC inmate who killed Winston-Salem man
On Friday, the South Carolina Department of Corrections was greenlit on an execution order for Death Row inmate Mikal D.