South Carolina

Timothy Darren Sherard Jr., 23, was charged with taking a hostage, first-degree criminal sexual conduct and possession of a weapon during a violent crime

Electric chair is the state's default method of execution but inmates can choose death by firing squad or lethal injection

Cookie bakers from prison ministry groups plan to deliver 19,200 home-baked and store-bought cookies to inmates at Trenton Correctional Institution

The former multi-millionaire attorney, who is serving two life sentences for murder, had his phone and canteen privileges suspended for 30 days

Amanda Brown is accused of giving inmates prohibited items, including a vape pen

The riot at Lee Correctional Institution left seven dead and more than a dozen injured; it was the deadliest prison riot in the U.S. in the last 25 years

Seven inmates were killed and dozens were wounded in the riot at the Lee Correctional Institution on the night of April 15, 2018

The prison unit has men with lengthier sentences mentor young adults preparing to reenter society; the atmosphere has resulted in fewer violent incidents

Price had served 19 years of a 35-year mandatory sentence when a judge issued a directive for him to be released for giving information to prison officials

The man's early release was through a law that allows inmates to have their sentences reduced if they help prison officials

With the $3,000 increase, Florence County COs will make more than $43,000 a year

The school shooter asked for a chance at life outside a prison cell, apologizing to the family of the 6-year-old he killed

The information was shared after a former CO's sworn statement helped lead to the 16-year early release of convicted killer Jeroid Price

S.C. has had an unintended 12-year moratorium on the death penalty after its lethal injection drugs expired and pharmacies refused to sell the state more

The justices seemed concerned that Jeroid Price had been released secretly from prison and that no public hearing or victim notification had been held