County Clears Hundreds of Warrants in Fresh Start Program

Two hundred twelve people with 373 eligible arrest warrants were cleared from the Richland County, S.C., justice system through the Sheriff's Department's "Operation Fresh Start" program that wrapped up last week. The program allowed anyone with outstanding traffic or magistrate level warrants to appear before a judge between July 21 and 23 to have their outstanding warrants adjudicated. Outcomes included paying restitution or fines in exchange for good standing in the court. The State