Reform Needed at LCDC

 

We don't pretend to know all the circumstances that brought Dana McLaughlin to the Lauderdale County Detention Center on Christmas Eve. We do know her death could have and should have been avoided. 

According to her father, Ms. McLaughlin was involved in a traffic accident that led to her arrest. So far, detention center administrators have not stated how often the 51 year-old Florence woman was checked on before she was found deceased in her cell at 2:00 a.m. Christmas morning.

Let's hope this tragedy leads to reform at the LCDC. Our sincerest sympathy to the family of Dana Yarbrough McLaughlin.