7 inmates killed, 17 injured in fights at max security prison

COLUMBIA, S.C. - A South Carolina prisons spokesman says 7 inmates are dead and 17 others required outside medical attention after hours of fighting inside a maximum security prison.Prisons spokesman Jeff Taillon announced the grim outcome after State Law Enforcement Division agents helped secure Lee Correctional Institution around 3 a.m. Monday.Taillon said multiple inmate fights that broke out at 7:15 p.m. Sunday.Taillon said no officers were wounded.The maximum-security facility in Bishopvill