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September 12, 2018

Ahead of Florence, SC Officials Say They Will Not Evacuate Ridgeland Prison
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More than 1.5 million people have been ordered to evacuate North
Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia as Hurricane Florence approaches.
Yet, prison officials say they will not evacuate nearly 1,000 prisoners
at the Ridgeland Correctional Institution in Jasper County, South
Carolina.


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