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Georgetown County highlights new detention monitoring and a successful reentry program

Georgetown County Government (First Friday podcast) · January 2, 2026
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Summary

County hosts said the sheriff's office maintained dual accreditation, introduced overwatch biometric monitoring in the detention center (described as a county-first in South Carolina) to detect medical emergencies faster, and reported a reentry program with more than 200 graduates and a recidivism rate under 2 percent.

On the year-in-review episode, hosts credited the sheriff's office with maintaining dual accreditation and deploying overwatch biometric monitoring in the county detention center. The hosts said the technology helps staff…

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