Editorial: Richland jail is out of control; Charleston's is struggling. State must act.
Alvin S Glenn Detention Center is dangerous; Charleston County jail audit pending. South Carolina Legislature must provide ...
Richland County jail has pervasive, commonplace ‘culture of violence,’ U.S. attorney says
Inmate deaths, a riot, fires, and stabbings led the US Department of Justice to investigate the Alvin S. Glenn Detention ...
'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 ...
Take a look inside Richland County’s troubled jail and a $33 million plan to rescue it
After deaths, stabbings and lawsuits, the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center hopes that a major renovation can save the ...
Richland County doesn’t want you to read a new report on its jails. Why you should | Opinion
A Department of Justice report on dangerous, unconstitutional conditions in Richland County jails should be required reading, ...
South Carolina jail plagued by rapes, assaults and security shortfalls, a federal report says
Federal investigators have found in a report that a large South Carolina jail vastly underreports the violence behind its ...
U.S. Finds Pervasive Safety Failures at South Carolina Jail
Stabbings, sexual assaults and drug use are rampant in the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center because of staff shortages and ...
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Bombshell report reveals horrific conditions, unreported crimes – including rape, murder and drug deals – inside SC jail
U.S. Attorney for South Carolina Adair Boroughs discussing the findings of the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation ...
Inmate charged with stabbing man numerous times at Richland County jail
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A detainee at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia is being charged with stabbing a fellow detainee multiple times. The Richland County Sheriff's Department said ...
Feds find Richland County jail conditions unconstitutionally bad
The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday it found inmate conditions at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center violate the ...
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Take a look inside Richland County’s troubled jail and a $33 million plan to rescue it
Over the past several years the Richland County jail has acquired an unusually ... over the treatment of disabled and mentally ill inmates. The jail is currently facing an investigation by the ...
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Richland County jail has pervasive, commonplace ‘culture of violence,’ U.S. attorney says
Richland County Administrator Leonardo Brown issued ... conduct a study evaluating the jail’s inmate classification system; develop and implement a contraband interdiction plan; provide remedial ...