20 years of Second Chances for horses, inmates
Inmates learn life skills, compassion and sympathy working with thoroughbred horses while incarcerated.
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Tag: prison
Top advocates, lawyers react as South Carolinians prepare for first execution in more than a decade
Rev. Sharon Risher, whose mother, Ethel Lance, was killed by Dylann Roof along with eight other...
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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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State corrections officials push for more money to block illegal phones in prisons
Lee Correctional Institution has disabled 790 illegal cell phones since July. There are about 1,080 inmates at the prison.
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A second chance: SC programs offer education, training for formerly incarcerated
People recently released from prison often face difficult challenges as they re-enter society. Programs such as Turn90 and Pathway Home are trying to help.
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USC report counts number of deaths behind bars in SC, urges transparency
A new report details deaths in S.C correctional facilities following an outcry of the treatment of prisoners.
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Delay in justice: Thousands of SC trials waiting for court dates
Incarcerated people are waiting for their day in court, and victims’ families’ patience for justice is wearing thin as South Carolina’s court backlog grows, critics say.
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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.
Read MoreMusic 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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