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Broad River Correctional Institution

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Background

The Broad River Correctional Institution (BRCI) is a South Carolina Department of Corrections state prison for men located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. South Carolina's execution chamber is located at Broad River. The adjacent Kirkland Correctional Institution lies just to its south side. The prison opened in 1988. In January 1990, death row inmates were moved from the Central Correctional Institution to Broad River.

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Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1988

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

South Carolina Department of Corrections

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1988

Region

SC

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

4460 Broad River Road, Columbia 29210

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Data completeness

38%

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