Welcome to the world of South Carolina’s death penalty. It’s a world where the worst killers can escape execution, while the hapless can wind up on death row; a world where luck, social status, race, ...

Since executions resumed in Sept. 2024, seven men have been executed by lethal injection and firing squad in South Carolina.

A South Carolina man convicted of murder chose to be put to death by firing squad next month in what would be the first such ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A local prosecutor in South Carolina said Tuesday he will seek the death penalty against a man whose federal death sentence for killing two bank employees in a robbery was ...

This undated image provided by the Horry County Jail shows Brandon Council. (Horry County Jail via AP) (Uncredited, Horry County Jail) COLUMBIA, S.C. – A local prosecutor in South Carolina said ...