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South Carolina officials won’t evacuate prison ahead of Hurricane Florence

Posted by Diet_Coke
Tags: usa.sc, disasters.natural, hurricanes.florence, prisons, prisoners, government.local, criminal justice, paywall
https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/state/south-carolina/article218179005.html

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Hurricane Florence: Prison officials not evacuating Jasper prison | Myrtle Beach Sun News
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5 comments

  1. Diet_Coke
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    Slightly edited the title to make it more clear where and when this is happening.

    Slightly edited the title to make it more clear where and when this is happening.

    4 votes
  2. [4]
    cain
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    Governor McMasters lifted the evacuation order on Jasper(where the prison is), Beafort and Colleton Counties this morning

    Governor McMasters lifted the evacuation order on Jasper(where the prison is), Beafort and Colleton Counties this morning

    1 vote
    1. [3]
      spit-evil-olive-tips
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      Article about the lack of prison evacuation is timestamped 7:36am, that article about lifting the mandatory evacuation order is timestamped 11:18am. Smells fishy to me, especially with all the...

      Article about the lack of prison evacuation is timestamped 7:36am, that article about lifting the mandatory evacuation order is timestamped 11:18am. Smells fishy to me, especially with all the news about how it's likely to increase in intensity.

      2 votes
      1. [2]
        cain
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        Smells fishy that the governor would lift a mandatory evacuation of everyone to cover his ass over a prison? That sounds like quite a reach to me.

        Smells fishy that the governor would lift a mandatory evacuation of everyone to cover his ass over a prison? That sounds like quite a reach to me.

        1 vote
        1. zaluzianskya
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          I read that as they think the governor's actions smelled fishy.

          I read that as they think the governor's actions smelled fishy.

          2 votes