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April 25, 2018 at 8:15 pm

Corrections employees charged in prison contraband ‘crisis’

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than a dozen South Carolina corrections employees have pleaded not guilty to federal charges related to bribery and bringing contraband... Updated 8:19 pm

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April 25, 2018 at 7:14 am

Corrections officers charged with bribery, racketeering

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than a dozen South Carolina corrections employees pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges related to bribery and bringing contraband...

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April 24, 2018 at 1:36 pm

President Trump featured in SC governor’s 1st campaign ad

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Republican governor is featuring his biggest backer in the first television ad of his re-election campaign. Gov. Henry McMaster's...

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April 23, 2018 at 12:51 pm

Governor takes ’emergency’ action after deadly prison riots

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's governor announced Monday he's taking "emergency" action in hopes of making state prisons safer following last week's deadly rioting....

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April 20, 2018 at 9:36 pm

Haley’s response: ‘I don’t get confused’ draws notice VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — The public split between the White House and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley this week over Russia sanctions threw a spotlight on...

United Nations Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley arrives at The European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund, Sweden, Friday, April 20, 2018. The annual informal working meeting with the UN Secretary-General and the Security Council will be held at Dag Hammarskojld’s farm Backakra in Skane, southern Sweden on Saturday. (Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency via AP) LLT820 LLT820

April 20, 2018 at 1:08 pm

Haley’s pushback draws fans, rattles White House VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — The public split between the White House and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley this week over Russia sanctions threw a spotlight on...

April 19, 2018 at 11:33 am

Lawmakers seek tour of SC prison home to deadly riot VIEW

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A handful of South Carolina lawmakers told state officials Thursday that they want to see firsthand the conditions inside a maximum-security...

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April 18, 2018 at 11:42 am

Prisons chief doubts transfers caused deadly SC riots VIEW

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials transferred several hundred maximum-security inmates late last year to a prison where seven prisoners were recently killed in...

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April 17, 2018 at 8:13 pm

Legislators seek more oversight after deadly prison violence VIEW

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Twenty South Carolina prisoners have been killed at the hands of fellow inmates in the past 16 months. The staggering amount...

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April 16, 2018 at 8:22 pm

South Carolina’s prisons among the deadliest in the US VIEW

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Twenty South Carolina prisoners have been killed at the hands of fellow inmates in the past 16 months. The staggering amount...

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