Richland County’s jail had almost five times that ... a government that can’t run a jail system that’s safe for the detainees and the staff.

During a Richland County Council meeting, detainees called in to a group of reporters to describe how the jail’s plumbing broke down, leading to overflows of sewage or no water running from taps.

The DOJ released its findings in January 2025 and said conditions at the jail violate detainees’ civil rights. DOJ findings: Federal report shows Richland County turns a blind eye to ‘extreme ...

Richland County Council unanimously voted to approve an amendment to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center budget during its ...

and commonplace" at the jail and violated detainees constitutional rights. However, then U.S. Attorney Adair Boroughs did state the jail has made improvements and that Richland County does share ...

More than $40 million was approved during Tuesday night’s county council meeting. That money would go towards adding nearly 300 beds to the detention center, bringing the jail one step closer to ...