Tag: prison
Anti-death penalty groups speak out as new executions loom in South Carolina
Advocacy groups are speaking out against the death penalty after the state announced lethal injection executions will start again.
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S.C. NAACP weighs in on “barbaric” state decisions
South Carolina’s first execution in over a decade will be a death by a newly introduced, and controversial, firing squad. The S.C. NAACP is making its voice heard in the state’s contentious new rulings.
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South Carolina set to conduct first execution in over a decade
A South Carolina inmate will have to choose between the electric chair or firing squad for his upcoming execution, the first in over a decade for the state.
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Music builds confidence among female prisoners
A UofSC-Aiken professor is dedicating her time to better the lives of inmates through music.
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Turbeville prison program provides useful skills for young offenders
A program at Turbeville Correctional Institution is changing lives of young inmates by providing them with useful skills that are needed when they leave prison.
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Mark Brown makes a comeback at Oliver Gospel Mission
Mark Brown went through the mission’s six-month recovery program three times before getting his life on track. Now he’s back to work and serve as an example of hope.
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Working to keep juveniles out of adult prison
Fewer juveniles are entering the South Carolina detention system and these declining numbers may shine a better light on the state’s Department of Juvenile Justice, a system that has come under scrutiny for decades.
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