Hundreds gather outside prison as Roach execution proceeds
About 300 people gathered outside Columbia Correctional Institute before 4 a.m. to support or oppose James Terry Roach's execution. Proponents cheered at 5:16 a.m. as Roach was executed, while opponents watched quietly from a separate area. The crowd then watched the hearse leave and bid farewell with chants and horns.
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Columbia
Columbia Correctional Institute
James Terry Roach
Williams Street
John Dell
Roach
Roach defends poor kill victims fate in death row claims
James Terry Roach on eve of execution said he would not have faced the death penalty if the victims in 1977 had money or political backing. He described his upbringing, drug use, and his role in the murders of Tommy Taylor and Carlotta Hartness alongside co defendants. He apologized to his family and urged relief while recounting the events and witnesses involved.
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South Carolina
James Terry Roach
Roach
Polo Park
Terry Roach
Tommy Taylor
Carlotta Hartness
Wildewood School
Taylor
Billy Taylor
Richland County Council
Joseph Carl Shaw
Shaw
Miss Hartness
Betty Swank
Swank
Young Taylor
Ronald Eugene Mahaffey
Mahaffey
Snaggletooth
Terry
Ronnie
J.C
Taylor-Hartness
Doc
Doc’s
Snow
Malpractice Insurance Rates Rise in South Carolina
Physicians dentists and hospitals will face higher malpractice premiums after the South Carolina Department of Insurance approved a 35 percent overall rate increase by the Joint Underwriting Association. Doctors face 30 percent higher premiums while hospitals rise about 45 percent and dentists up 156 percent.
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Columbia
South Carolina
John G. Richards
JUA
General Assembly
Dennis Says He Really Isn't Retiring In 88
State Senate President Pro Tempore Rembert Dennis says he will return to the legislature in spring and has not decided on retirement. He clarifies a misunderstanding over quotes about not seeking re election in 1988 and says he will keep options open.
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Dennis
Charleston
State Senate
Rembert Dennis
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