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A celebration of Black history radiated through the halls of Kankakee High School during the weekend.

Pine Bluff police arrested a man suspected of multiple copper wire thefts in the city in recent months.

Pine Bluff police arrested a man suspected of multiple copper wire thefts in the city in recent months.

OPINION: Pretrial detention is America’s mass incarceration loophole. Now, the DOJ is investigating two South Carolina jails.

Feds launch investigations in Richland, Charleston counties ...

The Justice Department (DOJ) announced Thursday it is launching civil investigations into two detention centers in South Carolina, citing several reports of inmate deaths and assaults, concerning physical conditions and alleged discrimination of those with disabilities. The probe will look into the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center, operated by the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office in North…

The Justice Department inquiry will focus on “credible allegations” that a number of deaths at two jails resulted from use of force, medical neglect and assaults by inmates.

At least 14 inmates have died at the jails since 2022, allegedly from various forms of alleged mistreatment and generally unsafe living conditions.

At least 14 inmates have died at the jails since 2022, allegedly from various forms of alleged mistreatment and generally unsafe living conditions.

Copper thefts have been an ongoing problem in Pine Bluff, and it has plagued more than just one neighborhood.