'Death Trap' Jail Among South Carolina Detention Centers D

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48% : The investigation was announced two days after an inmate was stabbed at the ASGDC.From the DOJ:The investigation of the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center will examine medical and mental health care, use of isolation and use of force.
43% : We are committed to ensuring that people held inside jails and prisons are not subjected to excessive force, violent conditions, inadequate medical and mental health care, and other dangerous physical conditions while in the custody of their local government.
42% : Decrying how local officials "have turned a blind eye to the violence and neglect infesting Alvin S Glenn," the family of Lason Butler - whose February 2022 death was ruled a homicide by the Richland County coroner due to the "lack of action" by the jail's staff - issued a statement through their lawyers reacting to the news.
35% : | Source: Google MapsA pair of jails in South Carolina with reputations for violence including deaths and sexual abuse of inmates are officially under federal investigation for suspected civil rights violations, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Thursday.

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