SC correctional officer accused of providing contraband to inmates at Turbeville Correctional

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) announced that a woman was charged with providing contraband to inmates.

SC corrections director confirmed after Senate rejects future interim leaders

Joel Anderson will permanently lead the Department of Corrections, but the Senate will not confirm future interim appointments, under a resolution passed Tuesday.
WSPA

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 ...

Victims, families react to Bowen Turner’s return to prison

More than six years after an Orangeburg County man was accused of his first of several sexual assaults and after several ...
S.C. Governor Henry McMaster

Statement from Gov. Henry McMaster on the Confirmation of Joel Anderson as Next Director of SCDC

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster today released the following statement on the confirmation of Joel Anderson as the next Director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections: ...
WYFF

SCDC correctional officer fired and arrested for allegedly giving inmates contraband

The South Carolina Department of Corrections announced the arrest of a correctional officer at Camille Graham Correctional Institution in Columbia.On Thursday, SCDC said 58-year-old Frank Kim Eaves of ...
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Lowcountry jails repeatedly fail inspections as enforcement power falls short

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Four Lowcountry jails have failed every inspection since 2022, with state inspections finding dangerous overcrowding, inadequate medical care and security violations. The ...