South Carolina Jails Under Civil Rights Investigations for Inmate Deaths and Mistreatment
Columbia, South Carolina – The U.S. Department of Justice has initiated civil investigations into two detention centers in South Carolina following reports of multiple inmate deaths resulting from mistreatment and unsafe living conditions. The Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center in Charleston and the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia are the focus of the separate probes, launched by the department’s civil rights division based on credible allegations. Both jails are individually funded and operated …