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 Center.
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 Eighth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
U.S. Justice Dept. finds 'pervasive, systematic, and commonplace' violence at South Carolina jail
U.S. Attorney Adair Boroughs announced the findings of a 14-month long U.S. Department of Justice investigation into Alvin S Glenn Detention Center
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 notorious county jail.
'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 news conference on Jan. 15.
In SC jail, suspects risk being ‘stabbed, raped and beaten,’ DOJ finds
Violence, sexual abuse and contraband are commonplace at the Richland County jail, potentially in violation of the U.S. Constitution, according to a report the Department of Justice released Wednesday.
South Carolina jail plagued by rapes, assaults and security shortfalls, a federal report says
Federal investigators found in a scathing report this week that a large jail in South Carolina vastly underreports the ...
DOJ reveals findings on violence at South Carolina jail
Detainees at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center are routinely under threat of stabbings, sexual assault and gang violence, a ...
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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“Culture of violence” at South Carolina jail
That is how a scathing report from a US Attorney's Office, describes conditions at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia, South Carolina.
5 displaced after chimney breach causes Richland County house fire
After a cold start Thursday, we see temps rise to the upper 50s with sunny skies. For nearly a year, South Carolina lawmakers ...
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Justice Department Finds Constitutional Violations at South Carolina Detention Center
The U.S. Department of Justice has concluded that conditions at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia, South Carolina, violate th ...
Richland County defends property owners' privacy rights against Zillow lawsuit
Richland County is working to protect property owners' privacy rights in response to a lawsuit filed by Zillow Inc.The ...
Federal report shows Richland County turns a blind eye to ‘extreme violence’ in Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center
The Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center is violating detainees' federally protected civil rights by turning a blind eye to ...