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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.

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.

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

Thursday, October 04, 2012  Officials at a South Carolina prison are slated to hold their second annual conference focusing on gang-related issues.

Monday, April 30, 2012  Prison officials in South Carolina are working to keep cell phones from reaching inmates.

Friday, March 23, 2012  An attorney says mentally ill inmates are falling through the cracks of South Carolina's prison system.

Monday, August 08, 2011  South Carolina prison officials are sponsoring a gang conference that is expected to bring law enforcement officers from five states to West Columbia.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011  The South Carolina Corrections Department is hosting a delegation of prison officials from Turkey this week.  The group visited the Camille Griffin Graham and Broad River Prisons in Columbia Wednesday.

Friday, June 03, 2011  A Columbia woman has pleaded guilty to taking more than $330,000 from the South Carolina Department of Probation, Pardon and Parole.

Friday, April 01, 2011  Some employees with South Carolina's prison agency are seeing the first effects of a furlough package used to cut down a $7.5 million budget shortfall.

Thursday, February 17, 2011  Jon Ozmint is a lawyer and led South Carolina's prison system for eight years. He previously served as deputy attorney general, chief prosecutor of the State Grand Jury and general counsel for the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.

Monday, September 27, 2010  Afghan authorities are touring South Carolina Department of Corrections facilities and meeting with agency officials to learn more about how to run prisons safely and efficiently on a shoestring budget.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010  South Carolina prison officials are preparing to be sued by the U.S. Justice Department over the state's policy of housing HIV-positive inmates in separate dorms.

Thursday, March 11, 2010  A South Carolina agency is creating a new place for some of the state's inmates to pray.

Thursday, January 07, 2010  A South Carolina inmate has been sentenced to an additional 35 years for his attempted escape last year.