Every woman sentenced in South Carolina starts her sentence at this facility.
Since 1993, this facility has served as SCDC’s Women’s Reception and Evaluation Center. That means every woman sentenced to state custody in South Carolina, regardless of where she’ll eventually serve her sentence, is processed here first.
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If a woman was recently sentenced in South Carolina, don’t be surprised to find her listed here instead of at a facility you may have expected. This institution functions as the statewide intake point for every female offender, similar to how Kirkland Reception and Evaluation Center works for men. Classification, medical and mental health screening, and custody assignment all happen here before a transfer to a permanent institution, if one is needed at all, since some women serve their full sentence at this facility.
Go to doc.sc.gov/inmate-search-disclaimer and search by name. Click the result to open the Inmate Search Detail Report and check the right-hand column for the SCDC ID number, current location, and living unit.
If she’s within her first 30 days of the reception process, in-person visitation is more restricted than SCDC’s standard rules: no visitors at all initially, and only close family (parents, grandparents, siblings, grandchildren, spouse, children) afterward. See the visitation guide for full details.
Because classification and eventual assignment can change her location, search again close to when you plan to visit, send money, or mail something, instead of relying on a search you did weeks earlier.
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This facility is SCDC's statewide reception center for all female offenders. Every woman sentenced to SCDC custody starts here for classification and screening, regardless of where she'll eventually be assigned.
Inmate SearchNot necessarily. Some women do serve their sentence here since it's also a full women's prison, but many are classified and transferred to a different institution after intake.
Inmate SearchUse the statewide SCDC inmate search at doc.sc.gov/inmate-search-disclaimer, then check the Inmate Search Detail Report for her SCDC ID, current location, and living unit.
Inmate SearchOnly if she's past the first 30 days of the reception process. Before that, in-person visits aren't allowed at all, and afterward only close family qualifies.
Inmate SearchConfirm she's been sentenced already, since pretrial detainees are in county custody, not SCDC's system. Also double check the spelling of her legal name, including any name changes.
Inmate SearchYes. Her classification status and location can change, so confirm shortly before you act instead of relying on an older search.
Inmate SearchUnderstand the reception-period rules and the regular visiting schedule.
View ArticleYou can fund her account even during intake.
View ArticleSet up an account so she can call you.
View ArticleLetters can reach her now, though photos wait until intake is done.
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