Sheriff Lott: 12 charged for roles in riot at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center
Sheriff Lott says 12 individuals currently face charges related to the riot at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center where two corrections officers were attacked.
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RCSD: Two charged for roles in riot at Alvin S. Glenn that injured two officers
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says two individuals have been charged in the riot that injured two corrections officers at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
Initial deal struck to end South Carolina prison riot suits
By Meg Kinnard
South Carolina prison officials say they’ve reached the initial approval phase of a $6 million settlement to resolve dozens of lawsuits the Department of Corrections is facing following a deadly prison riot that killed seven inmates in 2018.
AP: Officials: Inmates locked up SC guard, but none escaped
South Carolina officials say state inmates at a high-security prison locked a guard into a cell Sunday night.
Attorney General Wilson announces Grand Jury indictment of 29 individuals for 2018 riot at Lee Correctional Institution
On Thursday, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that a South Carolina Grand Jury has indicted 29 individuals for a riot at Lee Correctional Institution which resulted in the death of seven inmates on April 15, 2018.
Deadly Lee Correctional prison riot review nears completion
Bishopville, SC (AP) —- Prosecutors are close to completing their review of an investigation into a prison riot that left seven inmates dead. A Department of Corrections Spokeswoman tells the Greenville news that the review will be finished in a few weeks. So far, no one has been charged in last year’s deadly uproar that has been deemed the worst…
Lee Correctional tests blocking of contraband cell phones
One of the deadliest prison riots in South Carolina History spurs Lee Correctional to test new technology to jam contraband cell phones on the prison property.
Trending: 7 inmates killed at Lee Correction over money, territory among worst in U.S. prison riot history
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