Latest local news, weather and high school sports from the Midlands

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

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

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.

Friday, December 14, 2012  A special class of South Carolina inmates is scheduled to have a graduation ceremony.

Sunday, December 09, 2012  An inmate has escaped from a medium-security state prison in Sumter County.

Monday, December 03, 2012  South Carolina inmates will receive a Christmas package from church members.

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

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  A Kershaw County man has been sentenced to 25 years for sex crimes against a minor, according to the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office.

Friday, September 14, 2012  A hostage situation involving an officer at a maximum security prison in the Midlands is over.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  The South Carolina Department of Corrections is closing a 75-year-old section of a Columbia prison and moving employees and prisoners to other sites.