Department of Justice Settlement Reports
In April 2022, SCDJJ entered a voluntary settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). This agreement stems from a DOJ investigation initiated in 2017, where the DOJ concluded there was reasonable cause to believe that certain conditions at the Broad River Road Complex violated the constitutional rights of youth at that facility. The settlement agreement includes important changes in policies and training around investigations, programming, uses of force, classification, isolation, and responses to youth-on-youth fights, among others. A copy of all compliance reports to date can be found below.
Compliance Monitoring Report - April 2025
Compliance Monitoring Report - April 2024
Compliance Monitoring Report - October 2023
Compliance Monitoring Report - April 2023
Compliance Monitoring Report - October 2022
BRRC Initial Implementation Plan Summary
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Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) is a Federal Law that deals with sexual abuse of incarcerated persons. It covers youth and adult detention facilities, including “any federal, state, or local confinement facility, including local jails, police lockups, juvenile facilities, and state and federal prisons”. Short-term holding facilities and local jails, regardless of size, are also subject to the provisions of PREA.
A copy of the federal PREA law, Public Law 108-79, codified as 42 USC 15601 can be found on the US Government Information Website.
A copy of the Federal Register, June 20, 2012, Vol. 77, “Final Rule of the PREA Standards, 28 CFR Part 115” can be found at the PREA Resource Center.
If you have questions about PREA, contact: Standards@djj.sc.gov
If you need to file a report, contact: Division of Investigative Services Hotline: (866) 313-0073 or InspectorGeneralEventReporting@scdjj.net.