SCDC - Evans Correctional Institution

State Prison
South Carolina
PO Box 2951202, Bennettsville, SC 29512
843-479-4181
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SCDC – Evans 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: 843-479-4181

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Evans Correctional located at 610 SC-9 in Bennettsville, 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.

The Correctional Institution is a level 2 medium-security state prison facility. Inmates are housed in double bunks and are secured by electronic surveillance and a perimeter fence covered in razor wire. The current capacity of Evans Correctional Institution is 1,410 male inmates. Offenders at this facility are provided on-site medical and dental services. This facility operates a private industry that utilizes the inmates to assemble electronic components. Evans Correctional Institution provides video conferencing capabilities for parole hearings in the region. Inmates at this institution can participate in labor crews that serve the parks department. Additionally, inmates can partake in the "Operation Behind Bars" program which is similar to the scared straight program, in that the inmates share the consequences of their criminal behavior with at-risk youths and adults who tour the prison. Inmates at Evans Correctional Institution can receive vocational training in barbering and computers, as well as take academic courses in literacy, adult basic education and earn a GED.

Opened: 1989
Security: Level 2 (Male)

LEVEL 2 (L2)
Level 2 facilities are medium-security institutions. 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.

Education: Literacy, GED preparation, high school courses, and Adult Education classes.

Health Care: Routine medical and dental care on site with 24-hour medical coverage; hospice program.

Vocational Training: Computer (Basic and Advanced), and barbering.

Industries: A private sector industry where electronic components are assembled.

Programs: Religious services, volunteer services, recreational services, Long-Term Offenders Program, and Character Education.

Community Services: Provides an inmate labor crew to the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. 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.

Services: Serves as one of the video conferencing sites for parole hearings in conjunction with the SC Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services.

LEVEL 2 (L2)

Level 2 facilities are medium-security institutions. 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.

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 – Evans 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.

Inmates are not allowed to have visitors during the reception and evaluation process unless they remain in the Reception and Evaluation Center longer than thirty (30) days and the visitor is on the approved visiting list. After thirty (30) days only an inmates' parents, grandparents, spouse, and/or children are eligible to visit at R&E. In order to schedule a visit at R&E on the approved list after 30 days, contact 803-896-2000 between the hours of 8:00-12:00 on Mondays and Tuesdays ONLY.