NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - People gathered outside the Al Cannon Detention Center Sunday evening to honor and remember lives lost inside the jail’s walls.
Between 2020 and 2023, 10 inmates died while in custody, prompting community members and elected officials to call for an U.S. Department of Justice investigation into conditions at the jail.
Quinn Connor: Oct. 23, 2023
Cause of death: Mixed drug toxicity
Additional notes: Unchecked for hours
Julian Jenkins: March 14, 2023
Cause of death: Remains under investigation
DeAngelo Brown: Dec. 29, 2022
Cause of death: Homicide, gross medical neglect
Additional notes: Lawsuit states deputies continued to observe his worsening medical condition , but “failed to intervene on his behalf”
Craig Keeling: Aug. 1, 2022