300 Surrender at South Carolina Church

Charles Montaldo / About.com:
Authorities reported that more than 300 people have turned themselves in at the Bible Way Church in Columbia, South Carolina, as part of the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Safe Surrender program. The program offers non-violent criminals with outstanding warrants to safely turn themselves in at faith-based setting, usually a church or other neutral site. The four-day event in Columbia was the 10th stop around the nation for the Fugitive Safe Surrender program, which was approved by Congress in July 2006.

Posted by Editor at July 14, 2008 12:28 AM