COLUMBIA, S.C. — The S.C. Department of Corrections Police Services has arrested a correctional officer in connection with an inappropriate relationship with an inmate.
Betty Boatwright Foxworth, 53, was charged with misconduct in office.
Foxworth was a correctional officer at Evans Correctional Institution in Bennettsville. She was fired Tuesday after her arrest.
According to an arrest warrant, Foxworth had a romantic relationship with an inmate under her care. The warrant cites text messages between the correctional officer and the inmate via a contraband cellphone.
