Tag: prison employees
Behind the fence: After era of mass incarceration, what’s next for S.C. prisons?
After catching a glimpse of what life “behind the fence” is like, it’s still difficult to tell how far along a person in a South Carolina prison is to getting his or her second chance.
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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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STATE: SC’s reoffending rate for released inmates is at 21.9% according to new SC Department of Corrections data, one of the nation’s lowest rates.
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