SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. — An inmate is dead at the Wateree River Correctional Institution according to the South Carolina ...

The South Carolina Department of Corrections reported the death of a Wateree River Correctional Institution inmate who they said died in an accident involving a dump truck Tuesday.

In the New Mexico city that shared its namesake with the pope, local residents and tourists alike bowed their heads Monday ...

Two inmates are facing charges after allegedly starting a fire inside their cell that injured six inmates and two correctional officers.

Kevin Fisher writes about the recent onslaught of executions in South Carolina, and one case that undermines the justice system's highest level of punishment.