South Carolina death row inmate asks governor to spare his life
A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed Friday is asking Gov. Henry McMaster to spare his life, something no governor in the state has done since the death penalty was restarted nearly 50 years ago.
Citizens petition SC Gov. to stop the execution of a death row inmate
On Thursday morning, concerned citizens gathered at the State House to deliver petitions urging Gov. Henry McMaster to seek an alternative prison sentence for a
McMaster has the power to commute death row inmate sentence. Will the SC governor use it?
The state is scheduled to execute Freddie Owens on Sept. 20, which will be South Carolina’s first execution carried out since 2011.
Doubts about guilt swirl around South Carolina death row inmate day before execution
If it moves forward, it will be the state's first execution in 13 years and the 14th execution in the nation this year. It's also the first of five executions the United States is carrying out in a six-day period between Sept.
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects claim inmate didn’t kill clerk and refuses to stop execution
The South Carolina Supreme Court has again refused to stop the execution of inmate Freddie Owens, who is set to die Friday by lethal injection.
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects death row inmate’s appeals
South Carolina’s highest court struck down appeals from death row inmate Freddie Owens, who argued that Greenville prosecutors had cut a secret deal with a witness.
Activists deliver petition asking Gov. McMaster to grant clemency to Freddie Owens
Freddie Owens is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Friday. Petition includes more than 10,000 signatures; a ...
SC Governor seeks to weigh in as lawyers turn to federal court to halt execution
Lawyers for the first South Carolina inmate set to be executed in a 13 years ask federal court to halt execution over ...
Gov. Henry McMaster announces retirement of SCDHHS director Robert Kerr
Governor Henry McMaster announced on Monday South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) director Robert ...
McMaster should spare Owens from the death penalty; here's why
Letter writer urges Gov. Henry McMaster to spare the life of inmate Freddie Owens, whose execution is schedule on Sept. 20.
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Gov. Henry McMaster makes two disaster declaration requests following Tropical Storm Debby
Governor Henry McMaster requested Monday a Presidential Disaster Declaration and a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) ...
Governor McMaster to attend groundbreaking for new psychiatric facility
Governor Henry McMaster is set to attend a groundbreaking for a new psychiatric facility on Monday.The groundbreaking will ...
Gov. Henry McMaster Proclaims Sept. 15-20 is SC Thrive Week
In recognition of SC Thrive's efforts to improve the lives of people across the state of South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster issued a proclamation declaring the week of Sept. 15-20 to be SC Thrive ...
Halt death penalty execution, civil rights groups asks Gov. McMaster with a week to go
The governor has authority to grant clemency, but it's a power that has not been exercised in SC since the U.S. resumed ...
Why are flags flying at half-staff in South Carolina?
Section 53-3-165 of the South Carolina Code of Laws designates the third Friday in September of each year as POW/MIA Recognition Day in South Carolina and provides that flags be flown at half-staff. S ...