A DOJ investigation had determined that South Carolina officials illegally denied community-based services — required by federal law — to over 1,000 people diagnosed as seriously mentally ill.
The lawsuit over these allegations is now on hold.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division had brought lawsuits accusing Louisiana of confining prisoners longer than they should and South Carolina of keeping mentally ill people in unreasonably restrictive…
Despite gains, the delays did not end in 2024. DeKalb County, for example, had a more tumultuous year in 2024 than it did the year before. But after a dismal spring, the county showed signs of improvement last fall, when its answer rates began to improve.