South Carolina Department of Corrections Funding Staff shortage Bryan Stirling Contraband cell phone Correctional officers Vacancy rate CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — It's unprecedented.

South Carolina Department of Corrections / AP Mahdi will then be secured to a chair, with straps around his waist, ankles and arms. Then a curtain to the witness room will open.

Santonio Catoe, 39, was struck by lightning while fishing on April 11, based on information from the National Weather Service and the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections.

They have been testing it at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville since late July, and in that time, SCDC reports nearly 800 phones have been identified and disabled, in a prison with just over ...

Since 2021, the South Carolina Department of Corrections has spent $53,600 renovating the state’s death chamber to facilitate death by firing squad, ...

South Carolina inmates charged with crimes committed behind bars Bond hearings were held for several inmates on Wednesday. To stream WLTX 19 on your phone, you need the WLTX 19 app.

South Carolina death row inmate executed by firing squad, first in U.S. in 15 years - Brad Sigmon, 67, had a target placed in front of his heart and three employee volunteers shot him ...

South Carolina Department of Corrections Deputy Director for Operations Joel Anderson will now be the acting director. Anderson has been in his current role since 2019.

South Carolina spent about $15,900 per inmate in 2017 while North Carolina and Florida spent about $32,600 and $20,400 respectively. Ozmint says the state funds the Department of Corrections “so ...

SOUTH CAROLINA (WSPA) — After more than 11 years with the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), Director Bryan Stirling has stepped down. Stirling’s departure comes after he was ...

South Carolina Department of Corrections, via Associated Press. By Eduardo Medina. Reporting from Columbia, S.C. March 7, 2025. The state of South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing ...

The South Carolina Department of Corrections was then able to obtain pentobarbital. Previously, pharmaceutical companies would not sell the drug to the Palmetto State.