SC Department of Corrections

SC Department of Corrections hosting statewide hiring event Wednesday

Jun 22, 2021 6:32 PM EDT

Mike Olson,

The Department of Corrections is looking to hire more than 100 full and part-time positions at 21 different prisons across the state. You could be hired on the spot at their job fair tomorrow.

SC Department of Corrections opens visitation at some prisons Saturday

Jun 18, 2021 12:40 PM EDT

Mike Olson,

Starting tomorrow, the Department of Corrections will begin phase one of in-person visitation for vaccinated inmates at certain prisons. Those include the Palmer, Livesay, Goodman and Manning institutions.

SC Department of Corrections bringing back some in-person visits this month

Jun 2, 2021 3:26 PM EDT

Mike Olson,

Some state prisons will reopen for in-person visits this month. The Department of Corrections says visitation will resume June 19 for vaccinated inmates at minimum security facilities across the state.

SCDC reports 42 inmate deaths related to COVID-19

Apr 27, 2021 12:47 PM EDT

Mike Olson,

As of Monday, the South Carolina Department of Corrections says there have been 42 inmate deaths related to the coronavirus. Officials say the latest death was a 62-year-old inmate from the McCormick Correctional Institution.

AP: Officials: Inmates locked up SC guard, but none escaped

Dec 28, 2020 11:02 AM EST

Associated Press,

South Carolina officials say state inmates at a high-security prison locked a guard into a cell Sunday night.

AP: New program offers free college degrees to SC prisoners

Dec 21, 2020 2:44 PM EST

Associated Press,

Some prisoners in South Carolina will soon be able to attend college for free.

Jail Air Purifiers

South Carolina Department of Corrections to install air purifiers for inmate safety

Oct 12, 2020 5:22 PM EDT

Mike Olson,

The South Carolina Department of Corrections is spending close to one million dollars on air purifiers to combat the spread of COVID-19 in prisons.

The future of executions in South Carolina hangs in the balance

A proposed bill would make electrocution the default method of execution in the state

Jun 20, 2019 6:12 PM EDT

Tim Scott,

Nearly 40 men and women are currently on death row in South Carolina, but no executions have been carried out since 2011.

Inmates: Some SC prisons have been locked down for 8 months

Dec 21, 2018 9:32 AM EST

Associated Press,

Some inmates in South Carolina say their prisons still are on lock down eight months after a riot that killed seven inmates.

SC Department of Corrections capture escaped Florence County inmate

Dec 4, 2018 10:17 AM EST

Kenneil Mitchell,

Officers from the S.C. Department of Corrections say they caught an inmate who escaped Monday night from a job site.