A federal investigation has been launched into a Midlands jail after a man died there, earlier this year. 27 year old, Lason Butler of Orangeburg was found dead at the Alvin Glenn Detention Center in Columbia back in February.
Attorneys for the Butler family have responded since the DOJ announced the investigation. The Strom Law Firm is representing the family.
Their statement said " Time and again, Richland County has refused to act. Now it’s the Department of Justice’s turn. This investigation is about more than any single incident or the four walls of Alvin S Glenn. It’s about holding the powerful accountable when they treat citizens like they’re less than human. It’s about justice".