South Carolina

The vending machine – the first of its kind in the state – holds 54 boxes and is stocked by the detention center

Drugs, tobacco and cellphones worth more than $300,000 inside the prison system were seized

The G.L.O.V.E. has contact points on all five fingers that deliver an electrical charge when you touch a specific area of the body

Richard Moore's execution had been scheduled for April 29

Only three executions in the United States have been carried out by firing squad since 1976

The incident could have been in response to contraband seizures at work, CO Fransisco Collazo said

Attorneys for the inmates are seeking to get the state's new firing squad and century-old electric chair declared unconstitutional

The move is the latest legal entanglement as the state tries to restart executions after a more than 10-year hiatus

The state Corrections Department said Friday that renovations have been completed on the death chamber in Columbia

The lower-than-market value pay has made it difficult for the state to fill law enforcement positions, particularly in juvenile justice

In addition to garnering major attention, the post has already led to some credible leads, the sheriff said

On Sunday, two unrelated groups attempted to fly drones carrying contraband into the prison grounds at the same time, police said

Because contraband cell phones played such a major role in the 2018 Lee Correctional riot, SCDC knew they had to up their investigative game