Richland County jail official charged after sheriff says inmate overdose death wasn’t reported

A Richland County jail official is facing an obstruction of justice charge after Sheriff Leon Lott said his department was ...

Woman found shot to death inside Richland County home; man detained outside, charged with murder

James A. Taylor, 48, was arrested after deputies responded to a shooting on Green Rose Road just after midnight.

Inmate death investigation at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center unveils unreported cases

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott held a press conference on Monday to provide an update on an investigation into an inmate's ...

Sheriff: Richand Jail failed to report crimes, including inmate overdose death and alleged sexual assault

Lott said an overdose investigation soon uncovered a much larger issue.
Mansfield News Journal

Richland County murder case brings death penalty to the forefront

The death penalty could be on the table for a prisoner charged with killing another inmate at Mansfield Correctional ...
WLTX19

Richland County investigating death of detainee at Alvin S Glenn Detention Center

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Law enforcement is investigating the death of a 66-year-old male detainee that occurred Tuesday, April 7, 2026. The detainee was found unresponsive on a unit recreation yard at Alvin ...
WLTX19

Richland County jail detainee faces attempted murder charge; investigators also looking into unrelated death at facility

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Deputies have filed additional charges against a detainee following a Wednesday afternoon stabbing at the Richland County jail. The Richland County Sheriff's Department said ...
The State

Mystery of Columbia woman’s death leads investigators to a new ‘designer drug’

Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford and Deputy Coroner Christianna May-Kelly discuss drug overdose deaths in the county during a meeting at Rutherford’s office in Columbia on Thursday, March 19, ...