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This is a list of state prisons in South Carolina. It does not include federal prisons or county jails located in the state of South Carolina. Allendale Correctional Institution; Broad River Correctional Institution; Broad River Secure Facility; Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution; Evans Correctional Institution
The Broad River Correctional Institution (BRCI) is a South Carolina Department of Corrections state prison for men located in Columbia, South Carolina. [1] South Carolina's execution chamber is located in Broad River. [2] The adjacent Kirkland Correctional Institution lies just to its south side. The prison opened in 1988. [1]
Kirkland has a special role in South Carolina's prison system as the point of intake and assessment for all male state prisoners, the site of the state's Maximum Security Unit, and a health care facility. The prison was first opened in 1975, and houses a maximum of 1707 inmates, plus another 50 in the Max unit and 24 in the infirmary.
Evans Correctional Institution is a medium-security state prison for men located in Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina, owned and operated by the South Carolina Department of Corrections. [1] The facility was opened in 1989 and has a capacity of 1342 inmates held at medium security.
The South Carolina Department of Corrections started piloting the program in late July and says it has disabled 790 contraband cellphones at Lee Correctional Institution. The Bishopville facility ...
Recruiting and retaining prison workers is a growing issue for the country, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 10% drop in prison staffing in the next 10 years. "We were in bad shape ...
The South Carolina penal system was essentially founded in 1866, when the first state penitentiary was constructed. [3] The SCDC was created in 1960, when the state governor decided to end abuses in the previous system (particularly the use of convict labor on private property as a form of political reward).
South Carolina Department of Corrections Turbeville Correctional Institution is a medium-security state prison for men located in Turbeville , Clarendon County, South Carolina , owned and operated by the South Carolina Department of Corrections .