Tag: Civil Rights Investigation

‘Death Trap’ Jail Among South Carolina Detention Centers DOJ Investigating For Civil Rights Violations

NewsOne Featured Video Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia, South Carolina. | Source: Google Maps A pair of jails in South Carolina with reputations for violence including deaths and sexual abuse of inmates are officially under federal investigation for suspected civil rights violations, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Thursday. The two […]

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DOJ Investigating Possible ‘Systemic’ Civil Rights Violations By NJ Cops And Mostly Black City They Serve

NewsOne Featured Video U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland listened as Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke spoke about a DOJ investigation at a press conference on June 16, 2023, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Source: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday launched a formal civil rights investigation into […]

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