Juvenile corrections officers get a $2,500 annual bonus if they have worked five years or less at the agency. Director Eden Hendrick told lawmakers recently that an initiative to shift how the agency cares for youth with serious mental illnesses could alleviate problems.
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South Carolina lawmakers are set to debate a nearly $14 billion spending plan this month that’ll include millions of dollars to raise the starting salaries for law enforcement in an effort to fill hundreds of vacancies across the state.