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South Carolina correctional populations of Census 2020 vintage

We recommend using these addresses only for guidance in identifying prison populations in the Census data and warn against assuming that the prisons were in fact counted at that particular location.

Facility Name Prisoners Type Address City Zip County Survey Date
Abbeville Co. Det. Ctr. 52 Local 12/31/2013
Abbeville County Prison 23 Local 12/31/2013
Aiken Co. Det. Ctr. 325 Local 12/31/2013
Allendale Correctional Institution 1,268 State 1057 Revolutionary Trail Fairfax 29827 Allendale 6/30/2012
Allendale County Detention Center 37 Local 12/31/2013
Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center 1,028 Local 12/31/2013
Anderson Co. Det. Ctr. 357 Local 12/31/2013
Bamberg County Detention Center 46 Local 12/31/2013
Barnwell Co. Det. Ctr. 68 Local 12/31/2013
Beaufort Co. Det. Ctr. 209 Local 12/31/2013
Bennettsville FCI 1,695 Federal 696 Muckerman Road Bennettsville 29512 Marlboro 6/30/2012
Bennettsville FCI 1,244 Federal 696 Muckerman Road Bennettsville 29512 Marlboro 4/2/2020
Bennettsville-Camp 158 Federal 696 Muckerman Road Bennettsville 29512 Marlboro 6/30/2012
Bennettsville-Camp 108 Federal 696 Muckerman Road Bennettsville 29512 Marlboro 4/2/2020
Berkeley Co. Det. Ctr. 368 Local 12/31/2013
Broad River Correctional Institution 1,123 State 4460 Broad River Road Columbia 29210 6/30/2012
Campbell Pre-Release Center 237 State 4530 Broad River Road Columbia 29210 6/30/2012
Catawba Pre-Release Center 147 State 1030 Milling Road Rock Hill 29730 York 6/30/2012
CCC Alston Wilkes Society - Columbia 45 Private 1218 Bull Street Columbia 29601 Greenville 6/30/2012
CCC Alston Wilkes Society - Florence 26 Private 441 W Cheves Street Florence 29501 6/30/2012
CCC Alston Wilkes Society - North Charleston 38 Private 3290 A Meeting Street N. Charleston 29405 Charleston 6/30/2012
Cherokee Co. Det. Ctr. 201 Local 12/31/2013
Chester County Detention Center And Prison Camp 46 Local 12/31/2013
Chesterfield County Detention Center And Work Camp 106 Local 12/31/2013
City of Anderson Det. Ctr. 116 Local 12/31/2013
Clarendon Co. Det. Ctr. 57 Local 12/31/2013
Coastal Pre-Release Center 120 State 3765 Leeds Avenue Charleston 29405 Charleston 6/30/2012
Colleton Co. Det. Ctr. 139 Local 12/31/2013
Darlington Co. Det. Ctr. 162 Local 12/31/2013
Dillon Co. Det. Ctr. 115 Local 12/31/2013
Dorchester Co. Det. Ctr. 196 Local 12/31/2013
Edgefield Co. Det. Ctr. 51 Local 12/31/2013
Edgefield FCI 1,706 Federal 501 Gary Hill Road Edgefield 29824 Edgefield 6/30/2012
Edgefield FCI 1,181 Federal 501 Gary Hill Road Edgefield 29824 Edgefield 4/2/2020
Edgefield-Camp 562 Federal 501 Gary Hill Road Edgefield 29824 Edgefield 6/30/2012
Edgefield-Camp 419 Federal 501 Gary Hill Road Edgefield 29824 Edgefield 4/2/2020
Estill FCI 971 Federal 100 Prison Road Estill 29918 Hampton 4/2/2020
Estill FCI 1,131 Federal 100 Prison Road Estill 29918 Hampton 6/30/2012
Estill-Camp 290 Federal 100 Prison Road Estill 29918 Hampton 6/30/2012
Estill-Camp 221 Federal 100 Prison Road Estill 29918 Hampton 4/2/2020
Evans Correctional Institution 1,499 State 610 Highway 9 West Bennettsville 29512 Marlboro 6/30/2012
Fairfield Co. Det. Ctr. 70 Local 12/31/2013
Florence Co. Det. Ctr. 311 Local 12/31/2013
Georgetown Co. Det. Ctr. 221 Local 12/31/2013
Goodman Correctional Institution 302 State 4456 Broad River Road Columbia 29210 6/30/2012
Graham (Camille Griffin ) Correctional Inst 500 State 4450 Broad River Road Columbia 29210 6/30/2012
Greenville County Detention Center 1,252 Local 12/31/2013
Greenwood County Detention Center 199 Local 12/31/2013
Hampton Co. Det. Ctr. 36 Local 12/31/2013
J. Reuben Long Det. Ctr. - Horry Co. 661 Local 12/31/2013
Jasper Co. Det. Ctr. 75 Local 12/31/2013
Kershaw Co. Det. Ctr. 146 Local 12/31/2013
Kershaw Correctional Institution 1,474 State 4848 Goldmine Hwy Kershaw 29067 6/30/2012
Kirkland Reception & Evaluation Center 1,956 State 4344 Broad River Road Columbia 29210 6/30/2012
Lancaster Co. Det. Ctr. 125 Local 12/31/2013
Laurens Co. Det. Ctr. 264 Local 12/31/2013
Leath Correctional Institution 527 State 2809 Airport Road Greenwood 29649 Greenwood 6/30/2012
Lee Correctional Institution 1,746 State 990 Wisacky Hwy Bishopville 29010 Lee 6/30/2012
Lexington Co. Det. Ctr. 687 Local 12/31/2013
Lieber Correctional Institution 1,415 State 136 Wilborn Avenue Ridgeville 29472 6/30/2012
Livesay Correctional Institution 601 State 104 Broadcast Drive Spartanburg 29303 Spartanburg 6/30/2012
Lower Savannah Pre-Release Center 196 State 361 Wire Rd Aiken 29801 Aiken 6/30/2012
Macdougall Correctional Institution 534 State 1516 Old Gilliard Road Ridgeville 29472 6/30/2012
Manning Correctional Institution 438 State 502 Beckman Drive Columbia 29203 Richland 6/30/2012
Marion County Detention Center 70 Local 12/31/2013
Marion County Prison Camp 20 Local 12/31/2013
Marlboro County Detention Facility 61 Local 12/31/2013
MCCormick Correctional Institution 1,252 State 386 Redemption Way Mccormick 29899 McCormick 6/30/2012
MCCormick County Detention Center 19 Local 12/31/2013
Newberry Co. Det. Ctr. 94 Local 12/31/2013
Oconee Co. Det. Ctr. 140 Local 12/31/2013
Orangeburg County Det. Ctr. 236 Local 12/31/2013
Palmer Pre-Release Center 211 State 2012 Pisgah Road Florence 29501 6/30/2012
Perry Correctional Institution 943 State 430 Oaklawn Road Pelzer 29669 6/30/2012
Pickens Co. Det. Ctr. 175 Local 12/31/2013
Pickens Co. Prison 84 Local 12/31/2013
Ridgeland Correctional Institution 1,190 State 5 Correctional Rd Ridgeland 29936 Jasper 6/30/2012
Saluda County Jail 48 Local 12/31/2013
Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center 1,250 Local 12/31/2013
Spartanburg Co. Det. Fac. 753 Local 12/31/2013
Stevenson Correctional Institution 207 State 4546 Broad River Road Columbia 29210 6/30/2012
Sumter-Lee Regional Det. Ctr. 338 Local 12/31/2013
Trenton Correctional Institution 502 State 84 Greenhouse Road Trenton 29847 6/30/2012
Turbeville Correctional Facility 1,191 State 1578 Clarence Coker Hwy Tuberville 29162 Clarendon 6/30/2012
Tyger River Correctional Institution 1,283 State 100-200 Prison Road Enoree 29355 6/30/2012
Union Co. Det. Ctr. 25 Local 12/31/2013
Union Co. Jail 65 Local 12/31/2013
Walden Correctional Institution 392 State 4340 Broad River Road Columbia 29210 6/30/2012
Wateree River Correctional Institution 863 State Highway 261 Rembert 29128 6/30/2012
Williamsburg FCI 1,704 Federal 8301 Highway 521 Salters 29590 Williamsburg 6/30/2012
Williamsburg FCI 1,190 Federal 8301 Highway 521 Salters 29590 Williamsburg 4/2/2020
Williamsburg-Camp 152 Federal 8301 Highway 521 Salters 29590 Williamsburg 6/30/2012
Williamsburg-Camp 134 Federal 8301 Highway 521 Salters 29590 Williamsburg 4/2/2020
York County Detention Center 359 Local 12/31/2013
York County Prison 106 Local 12/31/2013

This table draws data from four sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 2, 2020: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on June 30, 2012 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2012. ICPSR37294-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-02-06. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37294.v1. County data retrieved from postal service database.
  • Local jails' average daily populations from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2013. ICPSR36128-V4. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-04-25. doi:10.3886/ICPSR36128.v4
  • Jails in Indian Country populations on June 30, 2016 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-05-23. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37006.v1

Military prisons and state halfway houses are not included in the above table as we were not able to locate an appropriate national database of these types of facilities. Juvenile facilities are not included in the above because the Census Bureau counts these facilities separately from the adult correctional institutions that are the focus of our work. Where necessary, state-specific sources will be more useful for identifying juvenile facilities.

We do, however, have a list (without population information) of all federal halfway houses as of April 2, 2020 [XLSX].

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