This may be about a rash of problems with the South Carolina Dept. of Corrections.
Guard in relationship with inmate smuggled contraband into SC prison, officials say
By Emily Bohatch
ebohatch@thestate.com
October 29, 2018 05:32 PM
Read more here: https://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article220810195.html#storylink=cpy
11.27.2018
Punishment light for inmate killers as prison violence rises
Lee Correctional deaths still being investigated
http://www.theitem.com/stories/punishment-light-for-inmate-killers-as-prison-violence-rises-lee-correctional-deaths-still-being,318760
November 18, 2018 11:45 AM
Updated November 18, 2018 11:46 AM
Read more here: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/south-carolina/article221832830.html#storylink=cpy
This ties into the Federal Crime Bill:
Correction: Life After Prison story
The Associated Press
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/south-carolina/article221832830.html
Prisoner scams:
‘Sextortion’ scam: SC inmates pose as women on dating app to trap soldiers, warrant says
Read more here: https://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article220217645.html#storylink=cpy
And prison lock down:
Prisoners across SC still in lockdown 5 months after deadly riot. Here’s why
By Emily Bohatch
ebohatch@thestate.com
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September 18, 2018 01:30 PM
Updated September 18, 2018 12:39 PM
COLUMBIA
More than five months after what some believe was the most deadly prison riot in the last 25 years, inmates across eight South Carolina correctional institutions are still under lockdown, according to a state Department of Corrections spokesman.
Read more here: https://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article218596225.html#storylink=cpy
Just to name a few.
My guess is this has to do with the crime bill. However the catfishing of soldiers is a close runner up for me.