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Lee Correctional Institution

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Lee Correctional Institution is a state prison located in Lee County, South Carolina. Rated capacity: 1,576. Reported population: 1,521. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

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

1,576

Current population

1,521

Occupancy

97%

Year opened

1993

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1993

Region

South Carolina

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

abuse by staff. FDOC has documented and been aware of a pattern or practice of staff sexual enabled corrections officers and other staff to continue to sexually abuse Lowell prisoners. the present, Lowell sergeants, corrections officers, and other staff have committed notorious acts arrested and charged with sexual misconduct after he admitted to engaging in oral sex with a This recent staff arrest is not an isolated incident. The Department identified evidence allegations of staff sexual abuse.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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

Known issues

[doj-cripa 2020-01-01 — Lowell Correctional Institution, Ocala, FL (Florida)] Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC), fails to keep prisoners at Lowell safe from sexual abuse by staff. FDOC has documented and been aware of a pattern or practice of staff sexual abuse of Lowell prisoners since at least 2006. Despite being on notice of this sexual abuse, FDOC and Lowell failed to take timely action to remedy the systemic problems that have enabled corrections officers and other staff to continue to sexually abuse Lowell prisoners. As documented in this Notice, Lowell prisoners have suffered harm from sexual abuse and are at substantial risk of serious harm because existing systems discourage prisoners from reporting sexual abuse and fail to effectively detect and deter sexual abuse.

Documented human-rights cases

Contact & address

990 Wisacky Hwy, Bishopville 29010
(803) 428-2800
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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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 97% · peers avg: 93% (+4%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1576 · peers avg: 547 (+188%)

Data completeness

84%

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@misc{worldprisons-lee-correctional-institutio,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Lee Correctional Institution},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lee-correctional-institution},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}