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It was the most violent prison riot in the United States within the last 25 years. On December 3, 2020, 29 Lee Correctional Institution inmates were indicted on murder and mayhem charges by the State of South Carolina. [1] Investigators found that the riot was caused by gang activity, shortage of staff, overcrowding, and poor living conditions.
Hammond's death was ruled a homicide by the Oconee County coroner. An independent autopsy commissioned by Hammond's family indicated that the bullets penetrated from the back of Hammond's left shoulder and the left side of his torso. [21] The shooting is under investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). [2]
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of South Carolina since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. Since the 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision of Gregg v. Georgia, a total of 45 people have been executed in South Carolina. All of the people executed were convicted of murder.
In newly released video of the January death of a South Carolina inmate with a history of mental health issues, deputies are seen deploying stun guns repeatedly and kneeling on the man's neck and ...
Oliver died from a "long-standing, terminal medical condition for which treatment was ongoing," according to a spokesman for the Shawnee County Adult Detention Center and Annex. Jail or Agency: Shawnee County Adult Detention Center and Annex; State: Kansas; Date arrested or booked: 7/10/2015; Date of death: 5/10/2016; Age at death: 44; Sources ...
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The Oconee County Sheriff's Office is investigating an apparent case of murder/suicide on a farm near Watkinsville. Sheriff: Father, son die in apparent murder/suicide in Oconee County Skip to ...
O'Brien was the daughter of a miner. About 100 miners broke into the county jail, abducted Stewart, and hanged him. [199] Eight or more: Phoenix: Greenwood: South Carolina: November 1898: Phoenix election riot: Eight or more men were lynched. [200] Sam Hose: about 24: Newnan: Coweta: Georgia: April 23, 1899: Killed his white employer in self ...