South Carolina Department of Corrections: What Families Need to Know (2026)
South Carolina keeps its visiting rhythm simple, which makes planning easier. Across the state's institutions, visits run on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in two-hour blocks, with generally one visit per weekend, scheduled through GTL. The guide notes that facility-specific times can be found on the department's family and visitation pages, and, as always, it advises calling the facility to confirm before you travel.
The guide covers all 23 institutions on the department's Institutions page, with each one's warden or facility administrator, address, and phone number. That includes men's and women's facilities, reception centers, and reentry centers, from Allendale and Broad River to Leath, Lee, and Tyger River. A few facilities also list a separate mailing address, such as Lieber Correctional Institution, whose mailing address is P.O. Box 205, Ridgeville, SC 29472, and Ridgeland Correctional Institution, whose mailing address is P.O. Box 2039, Ridgeland, SC 29936.
The department's headquarters in Columbia can be reached at 803-896-8500, and its mailing address is P.O. Box 21787, Columbia, SC 29210. The full guide, compiled in November 2026 from the South Carolina Department of Corrections Institutions page, puts every institution's details together so families can find the right place and number quickly.
Full guide: https://8a1c6da4-9eeb-47b4-b576-ee932f459420.usrfiles.com/ugd/de0afa_09828ce89d78409e91d57a725ffb24d1.pdf
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