SCDC - Wateree River Correctional Institution

State Prison
South Carolina
PO Box 189, Rembert, SC 29128
803-432-6191
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SCDC – Wateree 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: 803-432-6191

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Wateree River Correctional located at 8200 State Farm Rd in Rembert, 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 medium-security level 2 state prison that incarcerates about 1000 young adult male 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 can complete phases 1 and 2 of the Youthful Offenders Institution Services (YOIS) program here. This facility operates a SHOCK program for inmates who have been ordered to it by the court. Inmates here can work on the institution's dairy farm, and beef cattle operation. Also, inmates can grow and harvest crops on the farm. Vocational training includes thoroughbred retirement foundation and construction engineering operations. Inmates can also receive adult basic education courses and prepare for the GED during their incarceration.

Opened: 1890's
Security: Level 2 (Male) 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.

Special Mission: Phases I and II of the Department of Corrections' Youthful Offender Institutional Services (YOIS) are operational at the institution. The YOIS is required for all inmates sentenced under the Youthful Offender Act. The institution also houses adult offenders.

SHOCK Incarceration Program: This program is required for Court ordered male inmates who must be between the ages of 17 and 29 and who have passed a 15-day evaluation.

Agriculture: This institution provides inmate labor for the Agriculture and Food Service Division's 7,000-acre row crop operation, the new dairy which provides milk for SCDC and the Department of Juvenile Justice, and beef cattle operations located adjacent to the facility.

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

Vocational Training: Construction Engineering Operations (CEO) and the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF).

Health Care: Routine medical and dental care provided on-site, five days per week.

Programs: Religious services, volunteer services, recreational services, Alcoholics Anonymous.

Community Services: Provides inmate labor crews to the Office of the Adjutant General, the City of Camden, Kershaw County, Lee County, the City of Sumter, Sumter County Public Works, and the Department of Transportation; provides three (3) correctional officer-supervised inmate litter crews who pick up trash along the I-20 and adjacent secondary roads; and an institution work crew which fills sandbags for use in coastal areas during hurricanes/floods due to storms.

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 – Wateree 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 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.

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.]