The S.C. Department of Corrections is searching for an inmate who walked away from the minimum security Coastal Pre-Release Center in Charleston, on Monday. Vernon Edward Gardner, 42, was discovered missing from the institution about 12:30 p.m.

Apprehension efforts are underway for a minimum security inmate missing from Campbell Pre-Release Center in Columbia. David Edwards, 23, was last seen at his work assignment at the Columbia Farms poultry plant in West Columbia, about 10:30 p.m. Thursday.

According to Josh Gelinas, the communications director for the South Carolina Department of Corrections the search is on for a minimum security inmate who walked away from Lower Savannah Pre-Release Center, in Aiken. Patrick Frazier, 22, was confirmed missing from the minimum security institution on Wire Road at 11:50 p.m. Thursday. UPDATE: Frazier has turned himself into the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office.

Escaped inmate Rayshawn James, who walked away from the minimum-security Palmer Pre-Release Center in Florence, S.C. on June 28, 2008, was taken into custody Tuesday night in Johnston County, N.C.

The search for an escaped inmate continues, in Burke County. It’s been one week since the suspect fled from the Burke County Jail. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has the latest. UPDATE: Jerry Lee Jones has been captured in North Carolina.

The Burke County Sheriff’s Office needs assistance from the public in locating a inmate, which was a trustee, that walked away from a work detail Tuesday morning. The inmate, 44-year-old Jerry Lee Jones, who is 5’9” tall, weighing 135 lbs., was last wearing a white shirt and pants with the Burke County Sheriff’s Office on the back of the shirt.

Authorities say they’ve recaptured a South Carolina inmate that walked away from a work detail seven months ago. WSPA-TV in Spartanburg reported Friday that Rahmad Norman is back in custody. He faces several charges for his escape, including resisting arrest.

Congressman Broun touts HIPPA reform following murder suspect leaving hospital

An Aiken County murder suspect, who walked out of a hospital, Sunday night, walked back in…early Tuesday morning. Investigators say Terrance Riley was recovering at MCG after being shot during a home invasion. He left, and now he’s back…and this time, he’s guarded. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the story.

Extra precautions were taken at Riverbanks Zoo, this weekend, after a gorilla briefly got out of his habitat, Friday, and into the public area of the park. Zoo staff inspected all mammal habitats before the park opened, Saturday, and removed any underbrush or landscaping that they thought were too close to an exhibit.

Extra precautions were taken at Riverbanks Zoo, this weekend, after a gorilla briefly got out of his habitat, Friday, and into the public area of the park. Zoo staff inspected all mammal habitats before the park opened, Saturday, and removed any underbrush or landscaping that they thought were too close to an exhibit.

A gorilla is back in its pen after escaping an enclosure at a South Carolina zoo and injuring a worker. Multiple media outlets reported Friday that a gorilla named Mike escaped his exhibit for about five minutes and injured a food service employee. No details immediately were given on the worker’s condition. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

A gorilla is back in its pen after escaping an enclosure at a South Carolina zoo and injuring a worker. Multiple media outlets reported Friday that a gorilla named Mike escaped his exhibit for about five minutes and injured a food service employee. No details immediately were given on the worker’s condition. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

A South Carolina inmate who walked away from his job at a poultry plant in Dillon has been recaptured. The Corrections Department said 41-year-old James McCracken was captured around 1:40 a.m. Wednesday while hiding under a bridge near Galivants Ferry. They say McCracken left the Perdue Farms plant Tuesday afternoon.

An inmate who escaped a South Carolina prison was recaptured on Mother’s Day, at mom’s house. The State reported that 26-year-old Dustin Fleming escaped from the Campbell Pre-Release Center in Columbia early Sunday.