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SCDC – Graham (Camille Griffin) Correctional Institution (Female) basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 803-896-8590
This facility is for adult inmates.
The inmates housed at Graham CI located at 4450 Broad River Rd in Columbia, 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.
Graham Camille Griffin Correctional Institution is located in Columbia South Carolina. It is a level 3 high-security women's prison that houses inmates who have violent criminal histories or have exhibited behavioral problems. Additionally, inmates at this facility usually have longer sentences. Inmates are housed in single and double-bunked cells, are closely monitored and are secured by double perimeter fences with electronic surveillance. Graham Camille Griffin Correctional Institution has a maximum capacity of 489 female inmates.
Graham Camille Griffin Correctional Institution houses all female death row inmates and female offenders with special needs. Inmates can receive vocational training in welding and office skills and can learn to read and take GED preparation courses during their incarceration. The Graham Camille Griffin Correctional Institution participates in the correctional industries program and operates a clothing plant that produces uniforms for the South Carolina Department of Correction and other state agencies. Inmates have access to many programs which include substance abuse treatment, HIV support groups, parenting classes, and even a program that lets the offender work with Greyhound dogs.
Opened: 1973
Security: Level 2 & Special Needs (Female)
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.
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.
- Collect call of up to 15 minutes: $1.53
- Pre-Paid call of up to 15 minutes: $1.29
