Recent Civil Rights Investigations Reveal Alarming Accusations of Inmate Deaths and Mistreatment at Two South Carolina Jails
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Federal authorities have initiated civil investigations into two jails in South Carolina, prompted by reports of multiple inmate deaths resulting from mistreatment or unsafe living conditions. The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday that the civil rights division is looking into allegations at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center in Charleston and the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia. The investigations come after reports of incarcerated individuals dying from excessive …