Randy Demory, retirement

2025-2026 Bill 5727: Randy Demory, retirement - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5727
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Davis, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0622SA-RM26.docx
Introduced in the House on June 25, 2026
Adopted by the House on June 25, 2026
Summary: Randy Demory, retirement
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6/25/2026

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06/25/2026

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RESOLUTION

TO HONOR RANDY DEMORY ON THE
OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AS DIRECTOR OF THE HILL-FINKLEA DETENTION CENTER FOR
THE BERKELEY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, TO EXTEND DEEP APPRECIATION FOR HIS MANY
YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TO
OFFER BEST WISHES FOR A SATISFYING AND REWARDING RETIREMENT.

W
hereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives has learned that
Randy Demory, director of the Hill-Finklea Detention Center for the Berkeley
County Sheriff's Office since 2015, will retire on June 12, 2026, after an
outstanding career in law enforcement spanning nearly five decades; and

W
hereas, over his forty-seven years of experience in corrections and
detention, including more than a decade of outstanding service with the
Berkeley County Sheriff's Office, Randy Demory has consistently exemplified the
highest standards of leadership, innovation, and integrity. During his tenure
with the agency, he has overseen transformative improvements to its detention
system. Most notably, he successfully guided the planning, construction, and
transition into the agency's new detention facility, an enormous undertaking
carried out with foresight, efficiency, and unwavering commitment to staff and
inmate welfare; and

W
hereas, thanks to his steady leadership, the Hill-Finklea Detention
Center is fully staffed, a rare achievement in this field. He also has been
instrumental in advancing programs that extend the mission of corrections
beyond confinement. Under his leadership, the center became the first jail in
South Carolina to launch a mental health program inside a county detention
facility. This pilot initiative has set the standard for others to follow,
providing care and demonstrating his belief in addressing the human needs of
those entrusted to the agency's custody. Additionally, he has implemented a
trash pickup program, fostering community engagement and responsibility among
inmates while enhancing the agency's service to Berkeley County; and

W
hereas, Randy is a good steward of resources and takes fiscal
responsibility seriously. However, his intelligent, common-sense approach to
leadership recognizes both the realities of detention and the humanity of those
within the system. In every respect, Randy Demory has proven himself an
exceptional leader whose vision and dedication will leave a lasting impact on
the agency, its staff, and the community; and

W
hereas, away from the office, Randy has served on the boards of
several community and criminal justice organizations. On the national level, in
1998 he became associated with the National Institute of Corrections Jails
Division as a technical resource provider in the areas of objective jail
classification, inmate behavior management, and reentry programming. In that
role and as an independent consultant, he has aided hundreds of jail officials
through on-site technical assistance and by his instruction in classification,
inmate behavior management, jail inmate reentry, and other topics at workshops
across the country; and

W
hereas, in advanced preparation for his life's work, Randy earned
master's degrees in both education and criminal justice administration; and

W
hereas, grateful for Randy Demory's legacy of commitment and
excellence, the members of the South Carolina House trust he will find much
enjoyment in the more leisurely pace of the days ahead as he enters retirement.
Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of
Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the South Carolina
House
of Representatives
, by this resolution, honor Randy Demory on the
occasion of his retirement as director of the Hill-Finklea Detention Center for
the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office, extend deep appreciation for his many
years of distinguished public service to the State of South Carolina, and offer
best wishes for a satisfying and rewarding retirement.

B
e it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to
Randy Demory.

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