Inmates might have to pay to keep the televisions on
      Just how tough are things at South Carolina's prison system? Corrections officials hope that the inmates will help pay for the digital converter boxes needed to keep televisions operational after mid-February. Doing so will make their hard time a lot easier. ...
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Jamming some cell phones would protect the public
      After a successful test last week of equipment that jams cell phone signals, state prison officials plan to petition the Federal Communications Commission to allow such a pilot program. They also plan to ask Sens.
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Once again, we're last in the nation
      South Carolina once again is last in the nation, and the latest statistic is no less depressing than all the other worst-in-the-nation rankings we've earned.
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