South Carolina Rep. Harriet Holman, R-Ridgeville, right and Rep. Travis Moore, R-Roebuck, center, listen to legislative proposals from state Department of Juvenile Justice Executive Director Eden Hendrick during a Statehouse meeting on juvenile crime Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
COLUMBIA — South Carolina House leadership tasked a legislative panel to come up with ways to reduce violent crimes among juveniles. Its first round of recommendations largely involves what happens after they commit offenses, both minor and violent.
The committee met Tuesday to discuss proposals to send House Speaker Murrell Smith, a Sumter Republican who appointed the six-member panel. Most involve amending bills filed earlier this year that deal with violence and overcrowding at state-run juvenile jails…