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| Officials: After inmate riot, DJJ moving on reforms |
| By thestate.com- John Monk |
| Published: 03/28/2016 |
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COLUMBIA, SC A month after young inmates rampaged through South Carolina’s main juvenile detention center, starting fires, destroying property and sexually abusing female inmates, state Department of Juvenile Justice officials say they are making progress in reforming the long-troubled agency. Specifically, they say, the new interim police chief – Freddie Pough, on loan from the State Law Enforcement Division – has already created a new, more thorough search and seizure policy for all visitors and staff entering DJJ’s main campus on Broad River Road. “We have a whole plan that we have implemented with help from the governor, with input from our security officers ... and he (Pough) is a big part of that,” said Eric Rousey, DJJ spokesman. The plan targets juvenile discipline, physical security and other DJJ areas, he said. Read More. |
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