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.
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Richland County jail has pervasive, commonplace ‘culture of violence,’ U.S. attorney says
a lack of supervision of detainees and poor internal controls were at the root of the jail’s issues. The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for South Carolina began their ...
'Stabbed, raped and beaten': Feds release damning investigation report of Richland County jail
The feds wrapped up their over civil rights investigation into the long-troubled jail and announced their findings during a ...
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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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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 ...
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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In SC jail, suspects risk being ‘stabbed, raped and beaten,’ DOJ finds
She declined to provide any details on that case. Problems at the Richland County jail have been mounting for years. Lawsuits filed on behalf of detainees and their families claimed people have been ...