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South Carolina: At Least 7 Prisoners Dead After Uprising at Lee Correctional Institution

HeadlineApr 16, 2018

In South Carolina, authorities say at least seven prisoners have died and 17 more have been wounded after a riot at the Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville. It’s the latest of a series of riots in recent years at the maximum security prison in South Carolina.

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