South-Carolina

South Carolina Prisons & Convicts

South Carolina Department of Corrections

Death Row and Capital Punishment

Brief Overview and History

Descriptive List of Inmates at SC Penitentiary:
Overview
Aaron-Bright ~ Brockinton-Cuthbert
Daniels-Guyler ~ Hagood-Lynch
Mack-Purvis Raiford-Turner
Vanderhurst-Young

South Carolina Penitentiary
1880 index of prisoners

Limestone Township Jail
Index of prisoners 1930

Sumter County Chain Gang Lines 24-49
1930 index of prisoners

Coleton County Convict Camp
1930 index of prisoners

Clarendon County Chain Gang
1930 index of prisoners

Spartanburg Convict Camp
1930 index of prisoners

Greenwood Convict Camp
1930 index of prisoners

South Carolina Court Records

Addresses for South Carolina County Courthouses
In alphabetical order by county

Criminal Journals 1769 – 1776
on-line searchable databases at SC State Archives

Darlington County, South Carolina Court Record
Shepherd Ruffin – deposition 1821

Orangeburg Dist., SC Court Records
Equity litigation of Young vs. Carmichael regarding estate of Johannes Wolfe

Spartanburg Lunacy Records
These are the only lunacy cases for Spartanburg preserved at the S. C. Department of Archives and History, Columbia, SC

Court, Government, & Criminal Records
Court records are an often overlooked, yet very valuable tool for finding information to assist you in your research. Land records, such as deeds, allow you to tie an ancestor to a specific place at a point in time. Other court records like those dealing with finances and estates often list related family members or give interesting details like the total value of property owned by your ancestors to add interest to your family history.

South Carolina Executions

Executions in South Carolina
1718 – 1962

Executions in South Carolina
1985 – Present

History of Executions in South Carolina
About Death Row
Death Row Roster February 2010
Execution History in South Carolina
Legal Background of Death Penalty in South Carolina