Tag: prisons
In wake of riot, lawmakers press for prison reform
By Ciano Chandler | Apr 23, 2018 | Localpage slider | 0
Prison reform activists rally at State House
by Joseph Leonard | Feb 15, 2020 | Local, Localpage slider | 0
A half dozen prison reform activists, wearing red and holding signs, stood under a tent in the...
Read MoreBehind the fence: After era of mass incarceration, what’s next for S.C. prisons?
by T. Michael Boddie | Dec 18, 2018 | Homepage slider, Special Projects - Prison | 0
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.
Read MoreS.C. prisons working to assist inmates back to society
by T. Michael Boddie | Dec 18, 2018 | Localpage slider, Special Projects - Prison | 0
The South Carolina Department of Corrections points to rehabilitative programs and push-back on old, harsher legislation as yearly incarceration keep sinking.
Read MoreIn wake of riot, lawmakers press for prison reform
by Ciano Chandler | Apr 23, 2018 | Localpage slider | 0
After an April 15 prison riot, House Democrats called for prison reform, including raising salaries for correctional officers.
Read More
Watch Carolina News
Our Tweets
Watch the live show today at 4:00 and 4:30!
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCftL7JexnGXiAn8HhI14jfg
State Law Enforcement has cancelled an Amber Alert for an infant child in Hilton Head. Authorities in Beaufort County explained that Jairus Housey abducted his ten month old daughter at gunpoint last night. Housey is the non-custodial father to the victim and is now in custody.
Thursday’s vote in the South Carolina Senate passed the early voting bill that would allow South Carolina voters to vote in-person up to two weeks before the election for any reason. The bill unanimously passed in the house too.