'Barbaric': Inmate chooses death by firing squad for execution in South Carolina next month
Brad Keith Sigmon is set to be executed by firing squad on March 7 for the 2001 beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents, David and Gladys Larke.
6 inmates charged in connection with violent assaults at state prisons
The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) announced Friday six inmates have been charged with assault and battery in connection with three different incidents.
Condemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad. He would be the first U.S. inmate shot to death in an execution in 15 years.
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad
The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 ...
SC condemned inmate selects death by firing squad, a first since the state legalized it
Brad Sigmon, 67, was sentenced to death for fatally beating his ex-girlfriend's parents while trying to kidnap the woman in ...
SC inmates plead guilty to using cellphones in prison to commit $5 million in COVID fraud
The defendants harvested Social Security numbers from other inmates or people online, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.
South Carolina prison inmates led ring that obtained $5 million in fraudulent COVID-19 unemployment benefits, feds say
South Carolina prison inmates led a crime ring responsible for obtaining $5 million in fraudulent COVID-19 unemployment ...
Post and Courier Columbia
A group of South Carolina colleges are set to expand their efforts around prison education thanks to $1.3 million in new ...