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Correctional officer arrested after being romantically involved with inmate, SCDC said

According to the S.C. Department of Corrections Police, a correctional officer was arrested Tuesday after having an inappropriate relationship with an inmate.
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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. 

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