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Thursday, June 06, 2013  Authorities say a state prison inmate who walked away from a work crew assignment in Chester County has been arrested while trying to commit a burglary in Surfside Beach.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Authorities are looking for a South Carolina prison inmate who walked away from a work crew assignment.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  An Orangeburg man has been charged with conspiring to kill a South Carolina prison guard wounded in a hit authorities have said was orchestrated behind bars with an illegal cellphone.

Friday, April 05, 2013  A maximum-security men's prison in Pelzer is getting a new warden.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Authorities have captured a 19-year-old attempted murder suspect who was mistakenly released from a state prison in Columbia before he had served his whole sentence.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  South Carolina's inmate work release program has been around for more than 40 years.

Sunday, March 17, 2013  Officer arrested early Sunday morning.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  William Fitzhugh,67, of Columbia, a retired corrections officer with the Lexington County Jail,is accused of having downloaded images of children engaged in sexual activity on to his computer.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Authorities have captured an inmate they say walked away from a pre-release center in Charleston.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  SLED is investigating a shooting inside Palmetto Health Richland’s Emergency Department involving a prison inmate and two corrections officers.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  A Corrections Officer at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center is on the other side of the bars after being accused of beating an inmate at the Richland County jail.

Saturday, February 16, 2013  Visitors tell WACH that they are not allowed to come inside the Goodman and Kirkland prisons to see inmates.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  A Senate panel has advanced a bill putting oversight of prisoners, parolees, and those on probation in a single agency.

Sunday, January 06, 2013  The facility is located off of Broad River Road in Columbia.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  An arrest has been made in the case of a West Columbia man who was reported missing one year ago on Christmas day.