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Monday, March 18, 2013  A daring daylight jailbreak up a rope to a hovering helicopter is over for two Quebec inmates northwest of Montreal.

Friday, January 18, 2013  Jacob Speights, 41, is charged with Misconduct In Office.

Friday, September 14, 2012  A corrections officer is safe and has been freed after being taken hostage by inmates at a maximum-security prison in Lee County.

Friday, September 14, 2012  An ordinance regulating the sale and use of green laser pointers is headed back to Horry County Council after being reviewed by the Public Safety Committee Thursday evening. The group voted to send it to full council with no recommendations.

Friday, July 27, 2012  Former Darlington City Fire Chief Jim Stone was arrested Friday morning following a SLED investigation.

Sunday, June 24, 2012  Three inmates at the Dillon County Detention Center have been taken to the hospital after falling down some stairs.

Thursday, June 07, 2012  A prison riot at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville ended safely this week, though a guard was held hostage, though a guard was held hostage for six hours.

Wednesday, June 06, 2012  A prison guard held hostage at a South Carolina prison has been rescued and officers have regained control of the facility.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  Tuesday night, the Lee Correctional Institution is on lockdown. Inmates in the Sumter unit dormitory are holding a guard against his will, according to the State Department of Corrections spokesperson Clark Newsome.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  A bill that would prohibit state money from being used for sex change surgeries for prison inmates is one step closer to becoming law.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  A legislative committee is debating a bill that would prohibit any state money from being used on sexual reassignment surgery for inmates.

Sunday, February 05, 2012  An advocacy group that has sued South Carolina's prisons agency over the care of mentally ill inmates is getting its day in court.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  State prison officials say Dameon Simpson and Kyle Norris were in Lawrenceville, Georgia Monday evening.

Sunday, January 15, 2012  State Prison officials are they're looking for two inmates who they say escaped from a work site Sunday morning in Florence County. Officials say Dameon Simpson and Kyle Norris are serving time at Palmer's Pre-release minimum security prison.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011  Two guards who were on duty last week when an inmate escaped from J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Horry County have been suspended pending an investigation, according to Director Tom Fox.