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Civil‑rights notice and community groups press council on charging practices and violence prevention
Summary
Attorneys delivered a public notice alleging unconstitutional charging practices in South Carolina and warned of possible litigation; community groups also asked the council for funding and partnership for violence‑prevention programs.
Several public commenters used the council meeting to press the city on criminal‑justice and public‑safety issues.
Jessica Saxon, a civil‑rights advocate from Washington, D.C., and Tannewa Downing, a civil‑rights litigator, presented a notice contending that South Carolina’s practice of allowing criminal charging by 'information' rather than indictment conflicts with the U.S. Constitution. Downing cited…
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