SCDC - Turbeville Correctional Institution

State Juvenile
South Carolina
PO Box 252, Turbeville, SC 29162
843-659-4800
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SCDC – Turbeville 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: 843-659-4800

This facility is for both juvenile residents and adult inmates.

Turbeville Correctional Institution is a medium-security state prison for adult male inmates. The facility was opened in 1994 and has a capacity of about 1475 inmates held at medium-security: 928 Youthful Offender (ages 17-25) beds and 544 beds for the adult population. 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.

Special Mission: The institution houses adult male offenders mostly sentenced under the Youthful Offender Act. The Youthful Offender Institutional Services (YOIS), which focuses on the needs of offenders ages 17-25 sentenced by the courts as Youthful Offenders, is behavior and performance-driven program Youthful Offender Institutional Services (YOIS) provides programming to include: education, work details, mental health services, behavioral health counseling, and substance abuse services. Offenders are placed in the general population based on their identified needs such as substance abuse services for those with alcohol and drug problems; sex offender treatment for those referred for treatment; Thinking for Change for first-time offenders; and Criminal Thinking to assist with behavior modification due to parole revocation. There are 928 Youthful Offender beds in the institution. Additionally, Turbeville CI has 544 beds assigned to the adult straight-time population. The mission is directed by three major areas – administration, operations, and program services. These functions are developed and administered by personnel trained to interact professionally with both offenders and staff.

Turbeville High School: Educational opportunities are provided based on the individual's needs. A language arts program (reading, spelling, grammar), mathematics, and literacy training is offered. High School credentials can be earned by a student successfully passing the General Education Development (GED) test. College credit courses are offered to those who qualify.

Vocational Training: Carpentry and On-the-Job (OJT) and Work Key Certificates.

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

Programs: Physical and Mental Health care, religious services, Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Impact of Crime classes, Substance Abuse Treatment Program, and Criminal Thinking.

Community Services: The institution provides a correctional officer to supervise an inmate litter crew to pick up trash along the interstate highways, state highways and secondary roads. SCDC is committed to keeping South Carolina highways in pristine condition. Turbeville CI provides supervised inmate work crews who ensure that the cleanliness of the Prideways is always maintained.

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 – Turbeville 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 area code) 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.

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.