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Inmate: 7 Dead, Bodies 'Stacked on Top of Each Other' in South Carolina Prison Riot

BISHOPVILLE, S.C. — Seven inmates were killed and at least 17 more were injured in seven hours of chaos at a maximum security prison holding some of the state's most dangerous convicts, authorities ...
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$6 million settlement reached over SC prison riot that killed 7 inmates

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Corrections will pay $6 million in a settlement to resolve lawsuits after a riot that killed seven inmates at maximum security prison in 2018. The ...
Post and Courier

SC legislators jumpstart debate on sentencing reforms after deadly prison riot

COLUMBIA — South Carolina legislators agreed Wednesday to jump-start a debate on sentencing reform following an hours-long riot at a state prison in Lee County that left seven dead and 22 injured. The ...
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Update: S. Carolina inmate: Bodies stacked up in riot

An inmate who witnessed a riot inside a South Carolina prison says he saw bodies stacking up on each other and correctional officers didn't do anything to stop the violence or check on the injured. A ...
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SC Prison Employees Brought Cell Phones, Drugs, Burgers to Inmates, Feds Say

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP, WLTX) — Multiple South Carolina corrections employees are facing federal charges related to bribery and bringing contraband into the state's institutions a week after a deadly ...