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S.C. Juvenile Justice System lawsuit: Two hands intertwined with chain link fence close-up

Groups sue over conditions in South Carolina’s juvenile lockups

Several civil rights groups are suing South Carolina over conditions at its juvenile lockups, alleging that children in state custody are subject...

SC juvenile protest: Several workers in black pants and blue uniform shirts hold hand-printed signs and stand in protest of poor working conditions

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Juvenile justice agency agrees to reform main prison

The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice announced Thursday that it will reform its beleaguered central prison for youths under a settlement...

South Carolina juvenile detention reform: Woman with long light brown hair wearing black and white striped top holding papers up with her right hand stands behind a wood and brass podium speaking into a microphone.

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Parents and corrections officers fault South Carolina juvenile facilities before state senate

Though technically it was against the rules, a juvenile corrections officer had been watching and chuckling along as a group of girl...

SC juvenile prison: Several workers in black pants and blue uniform shirts hold hand-printed signs and stand in protest of poor working conditions

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South Carolina Juvenile Prison Workers Walk Out In Protest

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — About two dozen correctional officers and teachers at South Carolina’s beleaguered juvenile justice agency joined an impromptu walkout...

Man in dark suit and white shirt sits behing witness stand South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice Director Freddie Pough testifies in front of state lawmakers in Columbia, S.C.

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Lawmakers Grill South Carolina’s Juvenile Prisons Director

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina legislators are pushing to replace the director of the state's embattled juvenile prisons, who stumbled through...