Prison chief’s death highlights safety concerns

Published March 24, 2013 4:00am ET



BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The newest warden was sworn in Friday to oversee South Carolina’s Lee Correctional Institution, a prison described by Gov. Nikki Haley as a dangerous place “housing the worst of the worst of our convicts.”

It was a milestone in the career of Mike McCall, but the warden refused to let his wife accompany him to the ceremony.

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