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S.C. prisons working to assist inmates back to society
The South Carolina Department of Corrections points to rehabilitative programs and push-back on old, harsher legislation as yearly incarceration keep sinking.
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On guard, but looking for ways to change inmates’ lives
Daily, hundreds of officers state-wide shift from their personal lives on the outside to a workday spent behind the fence. Corporal Moldavia Canada is one of these officers, and the last eight years for her have been a time of constant transition and risk.
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S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster declares a state of emergency, does not order a coastal evacuation ahead of Hurricane Ian's projected Friday arrival in the Palmetto State. Read more by @kaileycota: https://carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu/mcmaster-orders-no-evacuations-ahead-of-hurricane-but-warns-of-flooding-high-winds/
COMING UP: Richland County has the highest homeless population in South Carolina.
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Lexington Co. Sherriff Jay Koon speaks on the impact the budget analysis had on his department.
Based on a compensation analysis McMaster initiated, the latest budget provides $40 million in new dollars for law enforcement recruitment and retention pay raises.
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