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Alvin S Glenn Detention Center

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Alvin S Glenn Detention Center is a county jail located in Richland County, South Carolina. Reported population: 824. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

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Current population

824

Occupancy

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Year opened

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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Region

South Carolina

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

exist in the Jail, including the legal framework applied, the unacceptable conditions Description of the Facility incarceration facility for sentenced individuals. Columbia is the state capital and county seat of Richland County, a county with a population of more than 400,000 that includes The current facility was constructed in five phases between 1994 and 2005. As of December 2024, the total rated capacity of the facility was 1,120 people. When DOJ visited the Jail in December 2024, the total population in custody was 965.

Visiting

visited the Jail in December 2024, the total population in custody was 965. Adults are

Mailing

this model, security personnel should be posted inside the unit and not separated from

Practical info

exist in the Jail, including the legal framework applied, the unacceptable conditions is also a mental health unit and a medical unit. On December 8, 2023, ASGDC

Known issues

[doj-cripa 2025-01-01 — Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center (South Carolina)] constitutional violations that we found to changes that ASGDC needs to implement to fix the violations. capacity of 56. Two units are high custody restrictive housing units (a third is currently is also a mental health unit and a medical unit.

Documented human-rights cases

Contact & address

201 John Mark Dial Dr, Columbia 29209
(803) 576-3201
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Substantial documented known-issues record

This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.

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94%

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@misc{worldprisons-alvin-s-glenn-detention-cen,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Alvin S Glenn Detention Center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/alvin-s-glenn-detention-center},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}