BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – As the Berkeley County population grows, so too is the need for more jail space. The planning process for the new Berkeley County jail began back in 2018 – and ...

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – State Police charged three Berkeley County detention deputies following an investigation into misconduct at the Berkeley County jail. Affidavits from the South Carolina ...

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A new look is coming to the Berkeley County Jail. Project leaders said this new facility will be innovative for Berkeley County. They shared the steps to create a ...

It has been long overdue for several years. Since taking on the role of sheriff in 2015, Duane Lewis and the Berkeley County Council have made it a priority. The health and safety issues from ...

They are just two of over 500 inmates held inside the current Berkeley County jail facility that was built only to hold 291, leaving the jail dangerously overcrowded. The new Berkeley County jail ...

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has officially closed the investigation into the death of a female Berkeley County inmate in late 2022. Leann Sumner was found ...