SCDC - Kershaw Correctional Institution

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SCDC – Kershaw 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: 803-896-3301

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Kershaw CI located at 4848 Goldmine Hwy in Kershaw, 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.

Kershaw Correctional Institution is a medium security prison that houses adult males. The current capacity of Kershaw Correctional Institution is 1,403 inmates. This facility houses inmates in double and triple bunks. Kershaw CI offers vocational classes in small engine repair, upholstery, and carpentry. The institution employs 100 inmates in the correctional industries program producing hardwood flooring and has a call center operation that employs 15 other prisoners. Offenders are provided necessary dental and medical treatment at the infirmary and can also participate in substance abuse group therapy and religious worship services. A pre-release program at this facility helps prepare inmates for reentry.

Opened: 1997
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: GED preparation and Work Keys.

Vocational Training: Carpentry, Upholstery and Small Engine Repair.

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

Programs: Religious services, volunteer services, Alcoholics Anonymous, recreational services, Impact of Crime classes and Pre-Release Program, Spice Program.

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

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

Visiting hours for PRISON_NAME. For Directions call PRISON_PHONE

Sunday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Monday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Federal Holidays 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

No cellphones, you will be searched before visiting. NO personal belongings. Persons under probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate's extended family. If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.