The senators and sheriff are calling on state prosecutors to help break the "catch and release" cycle. Story: bit.ly/3ECmrWP

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott warns that he is putting students suspected of making threats to schools in jail, as a second teen is charged. postandcourier.com/columbia/news/…

A former Columbia police officer is accused coercing a woman into sex in exchange for dropping traffic tickets. postandcourier.com/columbia/news/…

A worker at a S.C. Department of Corrections food warehouse was arrested after contraband was found in boxes of frozen chicken, according to warrants. postandcourier.com/columbia/news/…

South Carolina's school buses will have a slight change in response to a 2021 Columbia-area hijacking — numbers will be placed on the roof so buses can be identified from the air. postandcourier.com/columbia/news/…

A story about my grandfather by Richmond Times-Dispatch. It's a sad day in Richmond.😢😢 richmond.com/business/local…

The inmate was on suicide watch when a male inmate was placed in her observation cell, the lawsuit claims.

Our latest in the Rockstar Cheer sex abuse scandal, with new details about Scott Foster’s suicide. Reported with ⁦Conor Hughes⁩ ⁦Glenn Smith⁩ ⁦Caitlin Ashworth⁩ ⁦⁦The Post and Courier⁩ #rockstar postandcourier.com/news/rockstar-…

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How investigators seized nearly 300 dogs in the "biggest takedown" of a SC dogfighting operation + what happens to dogs when the fighting over. (From Caitlin Ashworth) bityl.co/GGwD

Looked into the mystery of the human skulls bound to a small town in SC that were seized at a Mexico airport. The local sheriff is left scratching his head. postandcourier.com/columbia/news/…

The man was having a mental health crisis and carrying a piece of wood when he was shot by a deputy. postandcourier.com/columbia/news/…

Inmate Richard Alexander Murdaugh has arrived at Kirkland Reception and Evaluation Center in Columbia. He will be assessed there before being assigned permanently to a maximum-security prison. public.doc.state.sc.us/agency-news-pu…

In light of Sunshine Week, Caitlin Ashworth and Ali Rockett wrote about how government agencies use exceptions in open records law to heavily redact documents and how that affects the public's understanding of their work. postandcourier.com/news/how-sc-po…

Mysterious early release of killer has victim’s family feeling “like our son was being murdered all over again” and a local sheriff calling the decision “a clear miscarriage of justice” (from Glenn Smith and Caitlin Ashworth) postandcourier.com/news/secret-or…

As South Carolina Attorney General's Office seeks to send killer Jeroid Price back to prison, find out what was in the secret order that got him released 16 years early postandcourier.com/news/sc-killer…

The long-running problems with the completely unregulated, patchwork system of GPS monitoring in South Carolina places victims and even defendants at risk. postandcourier.com/news/ankle-mon…

Leon, who has run a number of San Jose restaurants, was sentenced to 30 years in prison. His attorney says they plan to appeal. postandcourier.com/columbia/news/…

Fantastic piece here by Christian Boschult and Caitlin Ashworth. HL: Sexual assaults. Riots. Too few guards. Broke locks. Why can’t the state fix county jails? postandcourier.com/spartanburg/so…

Thomas McDowell was sentenced to life in prison for breaking into a Lexington County home to kidnap and kill 4-year-old Jessica Gutierrez, bringing a close to the 1986 case. postandcourier.com/columbia/news/…