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

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