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Richland County jails are dangerous for detainees and staff. It’s got to change. | Opinion
A Department of Justice report on dangerous, unconstitutional conditions in Richland County jails should be required reading. Here are the lowlights.
Federal report shows Richland County turns a blind eye to ‘extreme violence’ in Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center
The Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center is violating detainees' federally protected civil rights by turning a blind eye to ...
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2 detainees assaulted at Richland County jail, 1 other charged
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Two detainees were assaulted at the Richland County jail on Monday morning. Richland County sheriff’s deputies responded to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center at around 9 ...
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Take a look inside Richland County’s troubled jail and a $33 million plan to rescue it
The confusion is part of the design, intended to keep the detainees learning the ins and outs of the jail. Over the past several years the Richland County jail has acquired an unusually grim ...
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Richland County jails are dangerous for detainees and staff. It’s got to change. | Opinion
A devastating 36-page report by the U.S. Department of Justice on the dangerous, inhumane and unconstitutional conditions of Richland ... jails to the detainees. But jail and county officials ...