South Carolina was ranked the sixth highest state for domestic violence in 2023. Throughout the last few years, efforts to diminish the risk for women hasn’t become law. One prefiled bill for the 2024 ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A state-wide organization that focuses on improving work conditions for law enforcement officers said they’re trying to get a law passed that criminalizes the violent act of ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Larnell Hall, 41, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of strangulation and one count of felony domestic violence for incidents June 26 in which he strangled a woman at Hall’s home in ...

Brian Bennett, a retired officer of the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy and advocate for strangulation laws, testifies in front of a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (Screenshot ...

Strangulation is one of the deadliest forms of domestic assault. Victims can become unconscious in less than 10 seconds and can die within minutes. Experts call it the ultimate show of power and ...