Prison is not supposed to be pleasant. It is a place for people to be punished for their crimes, hopefully rehabilitating them in the process. It is also a place where we can separate dangerous people from the rest of society. But if the state is going to justly strip offenders of their freedom, their
LAURINBURG — Following the Sept. 27 report regarding conditions at Scotland Correctional Institution, Rep. Garland Pierce on Wednesday joined a group of local…
A prison so packed that people on suicide watch are sleeping in 5-by-5-foot holding cages. A disabled Vietnam veteran sent to segregation after his peers…