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A recent photograph illustrates the need for an anti-gang law | Opinion
Columbia police are searching for three people accused of firing shots from a stolen car on Rawl Street last month, leaving no injuries but causing property damage. handout Columbia Police Department The South Carolina General Assembly has recently created a task force to study juvenile crime. Inevitably, there will be calls for mentors for troubled youth. Unfortunately, many of these juvenile delinquents already have mentors — their gang leaders.
Commentary: Fix for SC homicide by child abuse statute is as simple as it is urgent
South Carolina’s laws contain a gaping loophole when it comes to punishment for the worst child abusers, especially those abusers who allow children to helplessly suffer slow, painful deaths. The General Assembly desperately needs to help law enforcement and prosecutors bring these killers to justice in a more straight-forward fashion. Consider these recent cases: • Christina Pangalangan.
7th Circuit Solicitor Barry Barnette: These criminal justice reform proposals would put public's safety at risk
The South Carolina Legislature is debating bills that could place you and your family in danger. Senate Bills 155 and 161 and House Bills 3322 and 3580 were introduced with hopes of reducing the state’s prison population. The bills will retroactively allow thousands of inmates to seek early release. The bills, as written, reduce the time inmates serve on no-parole offenses from 85 percent of the sentence to 65 percent.
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