South Carolina DJJ - Birchwood Juvenile Commitment Institution

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South Carolina DJJ – Birchwood Juvenile Commitment 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: 803-896-9749

This facility is for juvenile residents.

Birchwood offers programs for boys with special needs, the Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP), the Pre-Release, and the Young Offender Program Stabilizing Treatment to Enhance Potential Success (STEPS) program. Birchwood is also home to and DJJ's Communities in Schools (CIS) program, one of the first in the nation in a juvenile correctional setting–offering skills/character development, and specializing in educational services that prepare boys for post-secondary education. The facility includes the Santee Special Management Unit and Birchwood School. Birchwood School is where girls and boys attend middle and high school, but in separate classrooms and on different wings of the school. Birchwood opened in 1975.

Each campus provides:

- - education services through an independent school district
  - psychological and social work services by licensed clinical staff
  - medical, dental and mental health services by licensed practitioners
  - psychiatric services by contracted licensed practitioners
  - custodial care by certified correctional staff
  - recreational activities by trained staff
  - religious services by certified clinical chaplains

visitation Info

VISITATION
I. Only immediate family (parents, grandparents, guardians, brothers and sisters) are permitted to visit. One visiting family member must be 21-years-old or older. All visitors must be at least age 18.
II. To Arrange Visitation:
1. Contact law enforcement agency/DJJ County Office for approval to visit.
2. Contact Detention Center Staff to verify that approval was received.
3. Call the Detention Center at (803) 896-9440 to schedule an appointment. An appointment with the Detention Center must be made no later than 8 p.m. prior to the day of the visit.
Visitation Hours: Monday: 9:30-11:30am Tuesday: 9:30-11:30am Wednesday: 9:30-11:30am & 6- 8 pm Thursday: 9:30-11:30am Friday: 9:30-11:30am Saturday: 9:30-11:30am Sunday: 9:30-11:30am & 1:30-3:30pm Holidays: 9:30-11:30am & 1:30-3:30pm
Visitation Rules:
1. Only two visitors may visit at a time.
2. All visitors must have a state-issued driver’s license or identification card.
3. Visitors cannot give youth: money, food, cigarettes or any contraband. 4. Searches/metal detectors are in use.