Elected officials and activists are calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate why six prisoners died in the last year while in custody at the Charleston County Detention Center. Another man, 50-year-old Julian Jenkins, died March 14, six days after entering the jail.
Later today, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is expected to visit the jail today with other elected officials and then meet with the media.
Following the December death of a 28-year-old man with mental illness who wallowed in his own filth from neglect, there have been calls for a civil rights investigation of living and health conditions at the Charleston County Detention Center. The death of D’Angelo Brown was ruled a homicide from “gross medical neglect.”
In other headlines:
NCAA WOMEN: USC to face Maryland in Elite Eight tonight. The USC women will face Maryland tonight at 7 p.m. as March Madness heads toward the Final Four. In tonight’s other game, Virginia Tech will face Ohio State at 9 p.m. The winners will face Iowa and LSU, respectively.
66-year-old Maine man dies in plane crash in Charleston County. A man from Cutler, Maine, died Saturday afternoon after his plane crashed into a marsh near the Stono River. Federal officials are investigating.
Conservation deal saves Awendaw tract. The Nebo Tract, a 355-acre parcel along U.S. Highway 17 near Awendaw, is off the development table with a deal to sell it to the Nature Conservancy for $3.6 million
Johns Island drainage project gets $4.6 million grant. The South Carolina Office of Resilience (SCOR) this week awarded the City of Charleston’s Barberry Woods Drainage Improvement Project with a $4.6 million grant as part of its American Rescue Plan Stormwater Infrastructure program.
Burgess says he’s running for mayor. Outgoing North Charleston Police Chief Reggie Burgess says he’s running for mayor.
Citadel celebrates 180th Corps Day. Cadets had a big celebration Saturday in Charleston.
Charleston Library Society turns new page. The historic private library has a new business-minded leader.
SPONSORED: 28 boxers ready to rumble Aug. 6 in Charleston. Twenty-eight of the Lowcountry’s most determined amateur boxers will meet April 6 in 14 three-round matches to try to raise $100,000 for charities to help students and sick children. It’s called the Battle on the Bricks, and it’s going to be rollicking good fun as male and female boxers square off for an exciting evening of sweat, power, strategy and brawn.
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