The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating after an inmate at the Lexington County detention center died on Friday.

Exclusive: Robertson has been on death row for 26 years and wants to drop his appeal. He will die by electric chair, firing ...

Alabama plans to carry out another nitrogen gas execution in August, continuing its use of the controversial method amid ongoing debates over mental health concerns.

COLUMBIA — Beginning next month, inmates at South Carolina’s women’s prison will be able to receive agricultural training and a stipend upon release with the help of a statewide grant program.

10 articles on factors SC death row inmates consider before execution choice Stories by The State journalists, with AI summarization This collection of stories examines how individuals, legal ...

South Carolina executed its sixth inmate in nine months on Friday. Stephen Stanko was convicted of killing his live-in girlfriend as he raped her teenage daughter, then shooting a friend and ...