Jails in Charleston and Columbia where incarcerated people have died violently at the hands of employees or others held behind bars are under federal investigation, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Two South Carolina jails where incarcerated people have died violently at the hands of employees or others held behind bars are under federal investigation, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday.
The Justice Department inquiry will focus on “credible allegations” that a number of deaths at two jails resulted from use of force, medical neglect and assaults by inmates.
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