SCDC - Tyger River Correctional Institution

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SCDC – Tyger River Correctional Institution basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 803-896-3501

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Tyger River Correctional located at 200 Prison Rd in Enoree, SC are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

Tyger River is a medium-security level 2 state prison that houses adult males. The current capacity is 1,160 inmates housing is primarily double bunk, cell type with some institutions having double-bunk cubicles. With single fenced perimeters and electronic surveillance, level 2 institutions provide a higher level of security than level 1 facilities. Inmates are housed in double-bunked cells, 173 offenders are triple bunked. Tyger River employs inmates in a hardwood flooring factory as part of the prison industries program. Inmates are also provided on-site medical and dental treatment. Inmates here are encouraged to take vocational training to learn a new skill. Vocational courses offered at this prison include Heating and Air Conditioning (HVAC), auto body repair, automotive repair, masonry, and carpentry. Additionally, inmates who do not have a diploma can take adult basic education classes and GED preparation courses. Select inmates can leave the prison on a supervised work duty to clean garbage from local highways.

Opened: Upper Yard -1980, Lower Yard 1983

Security: Level 2 (Male) Level 2 facilities are medium-security institutions.

Education: Literacy, GED preparation and high school courses.

Vocational Training: Carpentry, brick masonry, heating and air conditioning, auto body, and auto mechanics.

Industries: Private sector industries program manufacturing hardwood flooring.

Health Care: Routine medical and dental care provided on-site with 24-hour emergency care available

Programs: Religious services, volunteer services, recreational services, Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. Self Paced in Class Education Program (SPICE)

Community Services: Provides a correctional officer-supervised litter crew who picks up trash along interstate highways. Participates in Adopt a School program providing labor for renovations to local high school. Provides an Operation Behind Bars program for at risk youth and adults to tour the prison and hear inmates describe what led to their criminal behavior and life inside prison.

Calls to anywhere in the US will be billed at a single flat rate for 15 minutes, with a discount applied for pre-paid calls:

Collect call of up to 15 minutes: $1.53
Pre-Paid call of up to 15 minutes: $1.29

visitation Info

SCDC – Tyger River Correctional Institution – Visitation

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Visitation Inquiry Line: 803-896-1838
Press 1 — for questions regarding the visitation application process. If the recording does not answer your question, you may leave a message including your phone number (with areacode) and staff will return your call within three business days.
Press 2 — for up-to-date information about prisons that presently have canceled visitation because of security concerns.

Each inmate in the S. C. Department of Corrections is allowed to have a maximum of fifteen (15) approved visitors on his/her visiting list. Each inmate is provided with "Request for Visiting Privileges" forms (SCDC Form 19-127) to send to his/her prospective visitors. The only way for an individual to receive a visiting privileges form is from the inmate who wants them to visit. These forms are provided to each inmate upon arrival in the Department of Corrections Reception and Evaluation Center and are available to inmates in all institutions throughout the state. Every individual must complete this form and forward it to Visitation through the Central Visitation Center for processing. The form is reviewed by staff and the information is entered into the automated system. If the form is missing any required information, the form is returned to the sender for proper completion.

Once the application form has been properly completed, submitted, and approved, the individual is added to the inmate's visiting list. An inmate is provided a copy of his approved visiting list once a week if a change is made during that week. IT IS THE INMATE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ADVISE HIS/HER VISITOR(S) OF THEIR APPROVAL.

Upon arriving at the institution, the visitor must state the name and SCDC number of the inmate they wish to visit. This information is entered into the automated system and if the individual is listed on the inmate's approved visiting list, a visitor's pass will be generated for the individual. [Inmates may only have one visit per day; therefore, all visitors must be together.]