A recently updated inmate book policy implemented by the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) has been met with pushback and a potential lawsuit.

An inmate in the South Carolina prison system has been sentenced to 13 years after pleading guilty to a drug trafficking conspiracy, according to the Fifth Circ ...

The South Carolina Department of Corrections says inmates overpowered an officer and held him hostage for over an hour at a maximum security prison Friday night. The prisons agency updated the ...

Ashville Prison Books, a nonprofit that sends books to inmates in SC prisons, is threatening to sue SCDC over a new policy restricting book access.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - SC Philharmonic performs for inmates at Camile Griffin Graham Correctional Institution. Violin, cello, and piano playing classical music and Christmas carols. SC Philharmonic ...

Lee County, SC (WLTX) — Riots that killed seven inmates and injured 17 others at Lee Correctional Institution Sunday night all began with territory, contraband and cell phones, according to officials.