South Carolina Department of Corrections sued, accused of censoring inmate reading material

The South Carolina Department of Corrections is being sued over allegedly censoring reading material sent to inmates.

Publisher, bookstores, inmates sue SCDC over book restrictions, alleging First Amendment violation

The prison system says it’s trying to stop drug smuggling and improve inmate and staff safety. Plaintiffs say it’s an ...
Yahoo

SC correctional officer arrested after helping inmate attempt murder, SCDC says

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Dalzell woman, who worked as a correctional officer at Turbeville Correctional Institution, was arrested on Jan. 15 after ...
WIS TV

SCDC nurse arrested, charged with first-degree sexual misconduct and bribery

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Law enforcement arrested a former SCDC nurse at Kirkland Reception and Evaluation Center on charges of first-degree sexual misconduct with an inmate and bribery. According to ...
ABC Columbia

Wateree River correctional officer charged with inmate sexual misconduct

SCDC Inspector General says a Wateree River Correctional Institution correctional officer has been charged with sexual ...
The Baltimore Sun

Seven in South Carolina are charged in $550,000 prison bribery scheme

Seven people in Columbia, South Carolina, have been charged for their alleged roles in a $500 million prison bribery scheme. Five of them have agreed to plead guilty. “A former SCDC officer, two ...
Post and Courier

Citing drug smuggling concerns, SC prisons ban all but 6 booksellers from sending books to inmates

SPARTANBURG — South Carolina inmates used to represent a large chunk of those receiving free publications from Asheville Prison Books, which sends hundreds of free titles most months to incarcerated ...