CORRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS: SC agency working to improve prison system
The department also offers different bonuses for its employees. Director Bryan Stirling says the agency must also retain workers as well as recruit them.
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A second chance: Partnership between SCDC, CIU yields 12 new graduates
Nearly 170 men and women have taken part in CIU's Prison Initiative
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –For the last eleven years, the South Carolina Department of Corrections and Columbia International University have teamed up to give inmates a chance to earn a college degree. On Friday, twelve men at Kirkland Correctional Institution walked across the stage to receive their diplomas. With an Associates of Arts degree, they will serve under parish chaplains and…
First Lady of S.C. to Visit State Prison
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – South Carolina First Lady Peggy McMaster will visit Camille Graham Correctional Institution in Columbia, Tuesday, to observe a program that encourages incarcerated mothers to bond with their children. The S.C. Department of Corrections said “A Mother’s Voice” connects kids and their moms through reading. Mothers record themselves reading children’s books, and the tapes are sent to…
WATCH: Giving S.C. inmates a fair shot at employment
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Nearly everyone who’s behind bars will return to their communities. In South Carolina, about 900 people leave our prisons every month. About 18 months ago, the Department of Employment and Workforce partnered with the Department of Corrections, to make sure these ex-offenders are given a fair shot at success. The “Work Ready Initiative” at Manning Correctional…
Law Proposed to Shield Sales of Lethal Injection Drugs
The South Carolina Senate is considering a bill, that would shield the identities of pharmaceutical companies selling lethal injection drugs to S.C.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The South Carolina Senate is considering a bill, that would shield the identities of pharmaceutical companies selling lethal injection drugs to South Carolina. Currently, the state is unable to execute inmates on death row by lethal injection, because the drug companies refuse to sell them the drugs. If an inmate’s execution is ordered, it will not…
