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SC Inspector General Praises DJJ for Response to Riots

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s inspector general says leaders at the Department of Juvenile Justice were slow to recognize problems that led to riots at its main prison but are taking decisive steps to regain control. Inspector General Patrick Maley told a joint committee of senators and House members Thursday that several smaller things combined to create bigger problems. He…
State

Haley Visits DJJ Amid Reports of Problems at Agency

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley is getting a look at conditions at the Department of Juvenile Justice amid reports of problems at the agency because of understaffing. Media outlets report that the governor made an unannounced three-hour visit to the agency in suburban Columbia on Tuesday. The House Legislative Oversight Committee sent a letter to Haley last week…