South Carolina restarted its death chamber this year after an unintended 13-year break in executions in part because ...

South Carolina will not carry out any more executions until at least January, the state Supreme Court ruled in a Thursday ...

South Carolina’s Supreme Court has not set a date for the state’s next execution after lawyers for four inmates out of ...

An inmate at a prison in Columbia was recently arrested after a correctional officer was stabbed in the head, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections.

Hiring and retention of employees are among the biggest challenges for Georgia's prison system, Department of Corrections ...

Lawyers for four S.C. inmates asked justices to postpone executions until after Christmas and New Year’s. The top court may be doing that.

A Georgia state senator says the General Assembly needs to do better in gun safety measures. But lawmakers are split on what any plan will look like.

U.S. Justice Department officials said jail officials in Georgia’s most populous county violate the constitutional rights of ...

Report also finds violations of Americans with Disabilities Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act | County has 49 days to respond or could face lawsuit.

Another former Southern Regional Jail corrections officer charged in the death of an inmate in 2022 has pleaded guilty in ...