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SC DJJ warns of overcrowding as Richland County looks to close juvenile jail
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 week agoCOLUMBIA — State juvenile justice officials are worried about worsening overcrowding in their...
Two SC juvenile justice workers arrested for ‘improper contact with youth,’ state says
The State via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTwo South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice officers have been charged with misconduct in...
SC juvenile justice detention center secure after 2 hurt in disturbance, officials say
The State McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoYouth at a state Department of Juvenile Justice detention center in Columbia assaulted a staff...
Social issues are economic issues: Making wise investments in our future
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoSC Department of Juvenile Justice Director Eden Hendrick recently testified before the Senate...
SC boy accused of shooting a student when he was 12 is charged as adult, pleads not guilty
The State via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoIt was almost exactly two years ago that 12-year-old Jamari Cortez Bonaparte Jackson was fatally...
Boy in SC juvy attacked by employees and ‘made to fight’ with other children, lawsuit says
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFiled Friday in Beaufort County civil court, the lawsuit claims SC Department of Juvenile Justice...
SC law enforcement, nurses, mental health professionals in line for pay raises in House budget
The State McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoA year after the state approved pay raises for South Carolina law enforcement officers, local law...
Juvenile corrections officer attacked a minor at Columbia facility, SC officials say
The State via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA former guard for the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice was arrested for assaulting a...
Judge mulls whether to charge juvenile suspect from Tanglewood Middle shooting as an adult
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAfter two days of hearing witnesses and expert testimony in Greenville Family Court, a judge will...
ACLU demands action following attempted suicide, death of teen at DJJ facility
The State McClatchy via AOL· 6 months agoThe American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina is demanding action after the death of a teen...