On Friday, he became the first South Carolina inmate to choose the state’s new firing squad over lethal injection or the electric chair. Only three inmates in the U.S. have been executed by ...

A riot at a jail in Richland County, South Carolina, led to 40 inmates being detained Sunday night, according to officials. There were no injuries reported.

South Carolina prisoners are committing sophisticated crimes inside of state prisons using contraband cellphones, but a ...

South Carolina inmates charged with crimes committed behind bars Bond hearings were held for several inmates on Wednesday. To stream WLTX 19 on your phone, you need the WLTX 19 app.

A South Carolina inmate whose best friend and four other inmates have been put to death in less than a ... About 10% of all U.S. executions are inmates who agree to die before finishing all ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) — South Carolina prison inmates led a crime ring responsible for obtaining $5 million in fraudulent COVID-19 unemployment benefits, according to federal authorities.

South Carolina has put 43 inmates to death since the death penalty was restarted in the U.S. in 1976. In the early 2000s, it was carrying out an average of three executions a year.

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (WYFF) — Two inmates inside a South Carolina prison overdosed on an unknown substance on Saturday, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies ...

It’s still unclear how four inmates escaped from a rural South Carolina detention center. In the past six days, only one of the inmates has been apprehended. It’s been 6 days since inmates ...

The search for three escaped inmates in South Carolina was called off after crews ran into swampy areas and rough terrain. Police say the men pushed out a window and used a blanket to scale a ...

Two inmates were found dead inside the same housing unit at a prison in South Carolina, according to authorities. Staff at the Greenville County Detention Center made the discovery on Thursday arou… ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Four Chesterfield County detention inmates kicked down a steel door to escape the jail at 11 p.m. Monday, according to Chesterfield County Sheriff ...