South-Carolina
Series of escapes at South Carolina mental health facility has neighbors on edge
LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. (WBTV) – Watch the full report above: Patients have escaped five times from Rebound Behavioral Health in Lancaster County between August 2023 and April 2024.
Police records show most had been brought on involuntary commitment orders, several had violent pasts.
Neighbors Risa and Mark Lail say they’ve spent years begging the facility to do more to communicate with neighbors when there are escapes — and put better safeguards to securiy measures in place, such as fixing the broken gate.
In a response, a spokesperson for Rebound Behavioral Health did not answer any questions related to the broken gate or neighbors’ concerns, but said they constantly evaluate security measures for patients’ wellbeing.
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