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South Carolina Mom Turns Teenage Son in on Murder Charges. She Ends Up Behind Bars With Him

Another South Carolina teen has been arrested alongside his mother in connection to the murder of a 15-year-old in Richland County just days after another mother and son duo were arrested and charged in connection to the case.

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Mom took her son to jail to turn himself in on murder charges. Then cops arrested her too

The Richland County sheriff in South Carolina has vowed to hold parents criminally responsible

The Independent UK

Federal Report Reveals Shocking Conditions At South Carolina Jail

Discover the alarming conditions at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Richland County, SC, and the urgent need for improvements to ensure inmate safety an...

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Store owner charged with murder in teen's shooting has shot at suspected shoplifters before

Authorities say a store owner in South Carolina charged with murder this week after shooting a 14-year-old boy he wrongly thought stole water has shot at suspected shoplifters two other times in the past eight years and not faced charges

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Unsealed secret order reveals why convicted SC killer was released 16 years early

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A secret order that resulted in the early release of convicted South Carolina murderer Jeroid Price was unsealed Thursday by the state Supreme Court, detailing publicly for the first time what information Price shared to cut nearly 16 years off his prison sentence.

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Nearly 800 died in SC jails and prisons from 2015-2021, report shows

Nearly 800 people died in South Carolina jails and prisons between 2015 and 2021, according to a new report from researchers at the University of South Carolina School of Law.

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Three South Carolina football freshmen suspended from the team

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Three South Carolina football players — Monteque Rhames, Anthony Rose, and Cameron Upshaw — have been suspended from the team, the school announced Friday afternoon.

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Detainee's death adds to scrutiny of South Carolina jail

A detainee's recent death is adding to mounting concerns over the conditions at a jail in South Carolina's capital city

The Independent UK

South Carolina can prepare November ballots without Labor Party candidates, judge rules

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Richland County judge on Thursday sided with the South Carolina Democratic Party, ruling that Labor Party candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and U.S. House cannot be on the November ballot.

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Jailed attorney Alex Murdaugh disbarred by Supreme Court, can no longer practice law in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has officially disbarred disgraced Hampton County attorney Alex Murdaugh, who remains jailed in Richland County on numerous financial fraud charges.

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From an SC jail, Alex Murdaugh tried to get his son back into law school

Sitting in the Richland County jail on financial fraud charges, once powerful Lowcountry lawyer Alex Murdaugh fretted about getting his surviving son, Buster, back into the University of South Carolina’s law school.

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‘Rotting away’: Recorded phone calls depict Alex Murdaugh’s life in Richland County jail

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh’s voice rose as he talked to a family member about the remote control he had acquired for the television in the Richland County jail.

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South Carolina Supreme Court summons disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh to appear in person on disbarment

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has summoned suspended Hampton County attorney Alex Murdaugh, who remains jailed in Richland County on a slew of financial charges, to its courtroom on June 22 to show cause why he should not be disbarred.

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Once-prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh’s legal team sues jail chief to stop release of more phone calls

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys for jailed South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh filed a lawsuit Monday against the interim director of Richland County’s Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center over the alleged improper release last week of Murdaugh’s phone calls from jail.

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