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.

Columbia, SC (Greenville News) — South Carolina prison officials said they are prepared if inmates take part in a nationwide prison strike called to draw attention to prison conditions in the wake of ...

Robert Johnson was a corrections officer whose job it was to prevent inmates from smuggling cellphones, drugs and other contraband into one of South Carolina’s most violent prisons. But then came the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) – A South Carolina prison employee was arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle jewelry teeth coverings, commonly known as “grillz,” to an inmate. The South Carolina ...