DOJ Investigating 2 South Carolina Jails After Multiple Inmate Deaths, Alleged Assaults

U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Kristen Clarke speaks during an event at the Department of Justice in Washington on Oct. 22, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The Department of Justice has opened investigations into conditions at two detention centers in South Carolina, citing “credible allegations” of inmate deaths and assaults.

In a Nov. 2 press release, the DOJ said it would be opening two separate probes into conditions at Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center, operated by the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office in North Charleston, and the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia.