(Columbia) – Governor David M. Beasley today announced that Abbeville,
Anderson, Bamberg, Greenwood, Hampton and Williamsburg counties would get
a total of more than $1.8 million in grants to alleviate overcrowding at
local jails and detention centers.
The Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth in Sentencing grants,
which use federal dollars, is funded through the Department of Corrections.
The Department of Corrections is part of Governor Beasley’s Cabinet.
“This money will help these county detention centers provide
additional cells for the violent offenders they arrest. Awarding these
federal dollars is an excellent example of how state and local governments
work together to make our streets safer,” Governor Beasley said.
The grant amounts are:
Abbeville $315,900
Anderson $400,000
Bamberg $431,415
Greenwood $16,743
Hampton $257,100
Williamsburg $400,000