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$200M wanted for new juvenile detention center amid ongoing challenges at SC’s DJJ
“Because our most immediate issue is the condition and the overcrowding of the detention center ... Eden Hendrick to lead South Carolina’s Department of Juvenile Justice.
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$200M wanted for new juvenile detention center amid ongoing challenges at SC’s DJJ
Henry McMaster on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, announces his selection of Eden Hendrick to lead South Carolina s Department ... were being held in the DJJ detention center, with 13 of those juveniles ...
Reports: KY juvenile justice guards taunt youths, pepper spray genitals and laugh at pain
Despite a federal civil-rights investigation, problems continue at Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice, a Herald-Leader ...
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$200M wanted for new juvenile detention center amid ongoing challenges at SC’s DJJ
On Monday of this week, 115 juveniles were being held in the DJJ detention center, with 13 of those juveniles at the long-term facility. The 115 is a low number, Hendrick said. “It can go up to ...
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In SC jail, suspects risk being ‘stabbed, raped and beaten,’ DOJ finds
U.S. Attorney Adair Ford Boroughs talks about conditions inside the Richland County detention center Wednesday ... Staffing shortages remain problem for DJJ, SC report finds “The incidents of violence ...