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29 Inmates Charged in Deadly 2018 South Carolina Prison Riot

29 Inmates Charged in Deadly 2018 South Carolina Prison Riot

The South Carolina Attorney General announced on Thursday that 29 inmates have been charged in connection with the deadly 2018 riot at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville. The riot, which raged for nearly eight hours, resulted in the deaths of seven inmates and injuries to 22 others, making it the deadliest prison riot in the […]