Tyger River Correctional Institution is a medium-security South Carolina state prison in Enoree, Spartanburg County, operated directly by the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Tyger River allows contact visitation and runs a substantial vocational training program. This guide covers the statewide inmate search, how to schedule a visit, sending money through GTL/TouchPay, phone calls, and mail rules. All data is verified from doc.sc.gov.
City
Enoree
County
Spartanburg County
State
SC
Facility Type
state prison
Gender
Male
Custody Levels
Medium, contact visitation
Operator
South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC)
Address
100-200 Prison Road, Enoree, SC 29335
Phone
(803) 896-3501
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View ArticleVisits are Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and allow a brief embrace, but must be scheduled ahead through GTL.
View ArticleDeposits fund the Cooper Trust Fund account. New Nov. 2025 rules require your Visitor ID Number on every money order.
View ArticleFlat 5.5 cents a minute statewide, subject to the overnight phone curfew for medium custody male inmates.
View ArticleMail to 100-200 Prison Road, Enoree, SC 29335. Books and magazines must come from an approved vendor.
View ArticleSouth Carolina runs one statewide inmate search, not a separate tool per facility. Search by name at doc.sc.gov/inmate-search-disclaimer, then confirm the listed location is Tyger River before you travel or send money.
See the full breakdownTyger River is a contact-visitation institution, allowing visitors and inmates to share a brief embrace and kiss at the start and end of a visit. Visits run Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in 2-hour blocks, scheduled ahead through GTL.
See the full breakdownDeposits go into the inmate's Cooper Trust Fund account through GTL/TouchPay Holdings LLC. As of Nov. 3, 2025, money orders must show the sender's name exactly as it appears on the visitor list plus a Visitor ID Number, or they get returned.
See the full breakdownPhone calls run through GTL/ConnectNetwork statewide at a flat 5.5 cents per minute. Tyger River is a medium-custody male facility, so it's subject to SCDC's overnight phone curfew, no calls between 11:30 p.m. and 6 a.m., in effect since Oct. 27, 2025.
See the full breakdownMail goes to the inmate's legal name and SCDC number at 100-200 Prison Road, Enoree, SC 29335. All mail is opened and inspected. Books and magazines must come from an approved vendor, paid in advance, effective Oct. 1, 2025. Packages go through Access Securepak.
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Use South Carolina's statewide inmate search at doc.sc.gov/inmate-search-disclaimer. SCDC doesn't run a separate lookup tool for each institution, so search by name there and confirm the listed location says Tyger River.
Inmate SearchContact visitation. Tyger River is one of SCDC's contact-visit institutions, along with Allendale, Camille Graham, Evans, Goodman, Leath, Livesay, Manning, Palmer, Trenton, and Wateree River, meaning visitors and inmates can embrace and kiss briefly at the start and end of a visit.
VisitationSaturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., scheduled in 2-hour blocks through the GTL scheduler at scdoc.gtlvisitme.com/app. You cannot show up without a scheduled visit.
VisitationYes. Tyger River is a medium-custody male institution, and SCDC's Oct. 27, 2025 curfew (no calls 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m.) applies to medium and close custody male inmates statewide.
Phone CallsDeposits go into the inmate's Cooper Trust Fund account through GTL/TouchPay Holdings. You can pay online, through the app, by phone, by money order, or in cash at retail locations like Walmart and Kroger. Since Nov. 3, 2025, money orders must include your Visitor ID Number and your name must match the visitor list exactly.
Send MoneyTyger River runs vocational training in Brick Masonry, HVAC (heating and air conditioning), Auto Body, and Auto Mechanics, alongside a private-sector hardwood flooring manufacturing plant that employs inmates. The facility also runs literacy, GED prep, and high school coursework.
AboutAddress letters to: [Inmate's Legal Name, SCDC Number], Tyger River Correctional Institution, 100-200 Prison Road, Enoree, SC 29335. Include the living unit if you know it.
MailOnly from an approved vendor, paid for in advance with a receipt enclosed, effective Oct. 1, 2025. Magazine subscriptions must come directly from a verified subscription source, not a friend or family member mailing a copy.
MailTyger River Correctional Institution is a medium-security South Carolina state prison in Enoree, Spartanburg County, operated directly by SCDC. Its Upper Yard opened in 1980 and Lower Yard in 1983. It houses adult male offenders and offers contact visitation.
AboutYes. Tyger River runs a correctional-officer-supervised litter crew that cleans interstate highways, an Adopt-a-School program providing labor for local high school renovations, and Operation Behind Bars, a tour program for at-risk youth.
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