SC corrections officer accused of taking nearly $19,000 in Cash App bribes tied to inmate scheme

Warrants allege Laura Leigh Patterson took the Cash App payments to influence what she did -- or didn't -- do as an officer ...
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SCDC charges 12 inmates in separate March cases

The South Carolina Department of Corrections Inspector General has released arrest warrants for 12 inmates in connection with separate cases that came up for bond hearings in March. Authorities ...
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SCDC inmate indicted for threatening President Trump and religious groups

A man has been federally indicted for threatening religious groups and the President of the United States. A federal grand jury in Columbia returned a two-count indictment charging Eric Anthony Rome ...
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SC Philharmonic performs for SCDC inmates

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - SC Philharmonic performs for inmates at Camile Griffin Graham Correctional Institution. Violin, cello, and piano playing classical music and Christmas carols. SC Philharmonic ...
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Following Upstate drug scheme, SC Department of Corrections facing pushback over book policy

SOUTH CAROLINA (WSPA) — A recently updated inmate book policy implemented by the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) has been met with pushback and a potential lawsuit. The policy, which ...
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Citing drug smuggling concerns, SC prisons ban all but 6 booksellers from sending books to inmates

SPARTANBURG — South Carolina inmates used to represent a large chunk of those receiving free publications from Asheville Prison Books, which sends hundreds of free titles most months to incarcerated ...
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2 correctional officers indicted on public corruption, contraband smuggling charges at Lee Correctional Institution

NOTE: The above video is a livestream of WIS featuring current newscasts, Soda City Living and Gray Media’s Local News Live. LEE COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - The S.C. attorney general announced that two South ...