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News for the Carolinas
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
South Carolina prison officials say about 40 inmates were involved in a fight at the Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville.
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Wednesday, February 09, 2011
SLED has arrested an inmate from an SC prison for threatening the life of former Governor Mark Sanford and his family.
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Monday, November 08, 2010
Three officers and four inmates have been hospitalized after a fight inside a maximum security prison in South Carolina.
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Officials plan to begin questioning inmates about a disturbance that forced the lockdown of a South Carolina prison.
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Monday, January 05, 2009
Authorities are investigating the death of a 29-year-old inmate at a maximum security prison east of Columbia.
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Monday, December 29, 2008
Police in Lee County have confirmed for NewsChannel 15 that a hostage situation that started at Lee Correctional in Bishopville this afternoon has ended peacefully.
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