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Lee Correctional Institution

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Background

Lee Correctional Institution is the main high-security state prison for men located in Bishopville, South Carolina. On April 15, 2018, seven inmates were killed in the Lee Correctional Prison Riot. It was the deadliest U.S. prison riot in the past 25 years and the fifth deadliest in American history.

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Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1993

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

South Carolina

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1993

Region

SC

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

990 Wisacky Highway, Bishopville 29010

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Data completeness

34%

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