Volunteers prepare over 16,000 Easter gift bags for SC inmates
As Easter approaches, one Christian organization wants inmates across South Carolina to know that they are loved — and not forgotten.
inmates
Inmates make gifts for long-term care residents through “Operation: Spread the Joy”
Bryan Stirling with the SC Department of Corrections and Connie Munn with the SC Department on Aging say over 1,600 presents will be given out to long-term care residents — all made by inmates across the state.
Inmates handmade 2,000 gifts for nursing home, extended care residents
Through an effort called “Operation Spread the Joy,” inmates from 20 different South Carolina prisons are helping to bring happiness to long term care residents with handmade gifts.
Incarcerated fathers voice bedtime stories for their children
“I always talk to him and tell him to always shoot for what he wants, to be what he wants to be in life. And this ain’t the place to be at. Everybody makes mistakes, but you gotta correct them and do better. That’s why I chose this book,” says the inmate.
Christmas packages for South Carolina inmates
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Christmas gifts are going out to inmates across South Carolina, all thanks to the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Around 2,100 churches made its way to Columbia to drop of gifts at Shandon Baptist Church. “In our prison system as you would well expect inmates feel they are very much alone, they are separated from their…
SCDOT: Lack of inmate and volunteer crews due to COVID-19 causing trash to pile up on SC highways
The impact of COVID-19 can be seen almost everywhere now, including on South Carolina’s interstates. According to the Department of Transportation, the pandemic is keeping inmate crews and volunteers from gathering to clean up highways.
Hearts for Inmates to host holiday card drive
An area organization strives to warm the hearts of inmates during the holiday season. Click here to see how you can help.
Catawba Pre-Release Center to close in November
The S.C. Department of Corrections has announced plans to close the Catawba Pre-Release Center in November.
