Two SCDC workers facing multiple charges, arrested
The Inspector General of the State Department of Corrections says two employees at Walden Farm in Columbia have been arrested.
SC Department of Corrections
29 plead guilty in COVID benefit scam
The U.S. Attorneys Office in South Carolina says 29 people have pleaded guilty in connection to a $5 million COVID benefits scam.
Gov. McMaster nominates SC native to lead cabinet agency
During his almost four decades working in correctional facilities, Gadsden has worked with the head of South Carolina’s department of corrections, Bryan Stirling, and says he has learned a lot from him.
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.
Sumter man arrested in connection with providing contraband to an inmate
A Sumter man has been charged in relation to providing contraband to an inmate at Broad River Correctional Institution (BRCI), said SCDC.
Columbia man sentenced to 10 years in prison
A Columbia man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges involving flying drones into two state prisons, said the SCDC.
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.
Pawmetto Lifeline to reduce cat population at area prison
Pawmetto Lifeline teams up with the Department of Corrections to cut down the feral cat population at a local prison
Authorities investigating inmate’s death as suspected homicide
The SC Department of Corrections announced an inmate at Broad River Correctional Institution died today.
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.
