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A corrections officer at a facility in Columbia was arrested and fired for providing contraband to detained youth, the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice said Wednesday.. Alicia J ...
The family of a 16-year-old who died after a suicide attempt while being treated by the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice plans to sue the state agency in federal court, claiming negligence and ...
The DJJ Juvenile Detention Center, a pre-trial facility, is in Columbia. It opened in 2001, replacing a facility that had been historically overcrowded. [3] Evaluation centers: [3] Coastal Regional Evaluation Center The center opened in 2002. [3] Midlands Regional Evaluation Center (Columbia) The center opened in 1997. [3]
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of South Carolina.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2022 'Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,' the state had 272 law enforcement agencies employing 11,674 sworn police officers, about 259 for each 100,000 residents.
Kirkland has a special role in South Carolina's prison system as the point of intake and assessment for all male state prisoners, the site of the state's Maximum Security Unit, and a health care facility. The prison was first opened in 1975, and houses a maximum of 1707 inmates, plus another 50 in the Max unit and 24 in the infirmary.
A former guard for the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice was arrested for assaulting a minor at a facility in Columbia, officials said.. Tyquine Leonard, a 28-year-old Cayce resident ...
The Richland County Council has voted unanimously to close the juvenile wing at the troubled Richland County jail. Tuesday’s vote comes after law enforcement and partners at the South Carolina ...
The Broad River Correctional Institution (BRCI) is a South Carolina Department of Corrections state prison for men located in Columbia, South Carolina. [1] South Carolina's execution chamber is located in Broad River. [2] The adjacent Kirkland Correctional Institution lies just to its south side. The prison opened in 1988. [1]