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Lee Correctional Institution is the main high-security state prison for men located in Bishopville, South Carolina. On April 15, 2018, seven inmates were killed in the Lee Correctional Prison Riot. It was the deadliest U.S. prison riot in the past 25 years and the fifth deadliest in American history.
The South Carolina penal system was essentially founded in 1866, when the first state penitentiary was constructed. [3] The SCDC was created in 1960, when the state governor decided to end abuses in the previous system (particularly the use of convict labor on private property as a form of political reward).
It was the most violent prison riot in the United States within the last 25 years. On December 3, 2020, 29 Lee Correctional Institution inmates were indicted on murder and mayhem charges by the State of South Carolina. [1] Investigators found that the riot was caused by gang activity, shortage of staff, overcrowding, and poor living conditions.
(Kinard Lisbon/South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP) (AP) For comparison, other methods of execution are often botched : The DPIC estimates that from 1890 to 2010, 3% have gone awry.
Law enforcement officers from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, Columbia Police Department and Forest Acres Police Department listen to a briefing in advance of the Dept. of Correction ...
Leon was jailed at the Kirkland Correctional Institution in Richland County, South Carolina, following his conviction for murder. SC Department of Corrections releases timeline of Greg Leon’s ...
Robert Johnson (born 1953) is a retired South Carolina Department of Corrections Captain and United States Air Force veteran. [2] [3] [4] He was a guard at the Lee Correctional Institution in South Carolina, where he oversaw efforts to stop contraband cellphones and drugs. [5]
People protest prior to the scheduled execution of Marion Bowman Jr. outside of a South Carolina Department of Corrections facility, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)