Facility profile South Carolina
Midlands Center
Midlands Center is a residential treatment center in Columbia, South Carolina, operated by South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.
News coverage
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Father sues SC after autistic teen dies in restraint at Midlands Center
A wrongful‑death lawsuit was filed by the estate of 16‑year‑old Nicholas Walter Brown after he died while restrained in a canvas wrap at Midlands Center. The complaint alleges that the South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities failed to maintain adequate cooling, delayed emergency response, and used restraints contrary to state guidelines, contributing to the teen’s death by probable hyperthermia.
Research notes
- Added 2026-10-02 by the news scan from: WIS News 10, "Father sues SC after autistic teen dies in restraint at Midlands Center", 2026-09-30 source