Inmate death at Lee Correctional being investigated as a homicide

Xavier Martez Delesline, 33, was attacked in a common area of his living unit, according to SCDC spokesperson Chrysti Shain.
WIS TV

Former SCDC CNA sentenced after pleading guilty to drug trafficking, smuggling contraband

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A former South Carolina Department of Corrections certified nursing assistant was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to multiple crimes. Jameelah Khadijah Fortune has ...

Inmate dies after assault at Lee Correctional, officials say

The South Carolina Department of Corrections said 37-year-old Mario Leven Harrison died at a hospital on Monday. The agency ...

Inmate dies after assault at Lee Correctional Institution, SCDC says

A 37-year-old inmate at Lee Correctional Institution died after an assault in a common area; SCDC and SLED are investigating ...
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Inmates Briefly Held Officer Hostage at Maximum Security SC Prison

The South Carolina Department of Corrections says inmates overpowered an officer and held him hostage for over an hour at a maximum security prison Friday night. The prisons agency updated the ...
The Herald SC

Former SC corrections employees accused of arranging sex with an inmate

Two former SCDC employees were arrested for, among other things, helping an inmate secure contraband, according to the SCDC Officer of Inspector General. Getty Images COLUMBIA, S.C. Two South ...

SC inmate dies after assault at Midlands prison. It’s the second time this week.

Two inmates have died after assaults in two days at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, authorities said Dec. 3.