Columbia, South Carolina – Governor Henry McMaster has signed the Captain Robert Johnson Act, a new law aimed at curbing the use of contraband telecommunications devices in South Carolina prisons. Lieutenant Governor Pamela S. Evette, South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) Director Bryan Stirling, and several state officials attended the Tuesday, October 22 ceremonial bill signing. Unless specifically approved by the SCDC Director, the law known as H. 4002 establishes a new criminal offense for prisoners unlawfully carrying communication devices.