Darlington County Detention Center fails to meet federal regulations

DARLINGTON, SC (WBTW) – Annual evaluations at Darlington County Detention Center reveals the jail is not compliant with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) regulations. Darlington County Sheriff Wayne Byrd said, “The facility has always needed additional employees.”

“The issue now is in order to be PREA compliant we must reach that staffing compliance,” says Sheriff Byrd. To gain compliance with the PREA regulations Darlington County needs to hire ten more guards.