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Cop-killer called ‘evil’ is second to die by firing squad in South Carolina
Mikal Mahdi was sentenced to death for the 2004 murder of Orangeburg police captain James Myers during a multi-state crime ...
Second SC death row inmate in 15 years is executed by firing squad
On Friday, the South Carolina Department of Corrections executed its second death row inmate by firing squad since the state ...
South Carolina is set to execute another inmate by firing squad, one month after first such execution in decades
The first firing squad execution in over 15 years was carried out last month. It provides a glimpse into how such executions ...
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Three SC corrections officers plead guilty to drug trafficking and misconduct
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) – Three former South Carolina Department of Corrections employees have pleaded guilty to trafficking and distributing drugs within prisons. 37-year-old Kevin Leroy Howard ...
South Carolina’s highest court refuses to stop second firing squad execution
South Carolina’s highest court has rejected the last major appeal from Mikal Mahdi, who is scheduled to die by firing squad ...
A second South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution by firing squad
South Carolina death row inmate has asked to die by firing squad just five weeks after the state carried out its first ...
Previous execution reveals how South Carolina will put 2nd inmate to death by firing squad
South Carolina is legally required to keep some protocols secret as it prepares to put a man to death by firing squad for the ...
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Correctional officers, inmates, others charged in connection with criminal activity inside SC prisons
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Several people have been charged as part of an effort to address criminal activity inside South Carolina prisons. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced ...