Virginia Lawyers Weekly

Prisons – Correctional officials granted immunity in lawsuit over inmate’s murder

Where two prison officials let two inmates out of their cells, and one inmate then murdered another inmate, the officials ...
ABC Columbia

Wateree River correctional officer charged with inmate sexual misconduct

SCDC Inspector General says a Wateree River Correctional Institution correctional officer has been charged with sexual ...

Publisher, bookstores, inmates sue SCDC over book restrictions, alleging First Amendment violation

The prison system says it’s trying to stop drug smuggling and improve inmate and staff safety. Plaintiffs say it’s an ...

Guard had sex with inmate and smuggled contraband into SC prison, officials say

The 25-year-old Columbia resident was fired and arrested on multiple charges, according to the South Carolina Department of ...

SC corrections officer charged after confessing to sexual relationship with inmate

Jazmin Alexis Teas, 25, was fired and could face prison after admitting to a relationship with an inmate she helped smuggle ...
Sahara Reporters

Female U.S. Prison Guard Had Sex With Male Inmate, Smuggled Contraband Into Jail, Officials Say

According to arrest warrants, Teas engaged in a sexual relationship with an inmate between April 1 and July 16. Investigators said she admitted to the offence. A 25-year-old South Carolina ...

South Carolina Department of Corrections sued, accused of censoring inmate reading material

The South Carolina Department of Corrections is being sued over allegedly censoring reading material in prisons.