Drones are getting drugs, escape tools and crab legs to inmates, ‘kind of like a DoorDash.’ Prisons are fighting back

Drones are flying onto prison grounds, often in the dark of night, and dropping contraband for inmates – everything from knives to crab legs.
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UPDATE: Trial begins for inmate accused in 2018 prison riot that killed seven

Thirty people were indicted in the 2018 riot at Lee Correctional that killed seven and injured dozens of others. An SCDC spokesperson says jury selection begins today at the Lee County Courthouse in ...

US prisons see a surge in drone deliveries: From drugs to crab legs; here's what's getting delivered

Drone smuggling into US prisons is increasing at a rapid pace, delivering drugs, weapons, and phones. States warn of rising ...
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SCDC to launch nation’s first vertical farm inside a US prison

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), in partnership with Impact Justice and AmplifiedAg, is set to launch the first vertical farm inside a U.S. prison at the ...
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SC Philharmonic performs for SCDC inmates

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - SC Philharmonic performs for inmates at Camile Griffin Graham Correctional Institution. Violin, cello, and piano playing classical music and Christmas carols. SC Philharmonic ...
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SCDC to launch nation’s first vertical farm inside a U.S. prison

The Dreher High School class of 1956 gathered this week to celebrate a milestone few ever reach, their 70th class reunion. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has convicted a former employee of the ...