Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution
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Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution is a South Carolina Department of Corrections
(SCDC) state prison for women
in Columbia
, South Carolina
. The Women’s Reception and Evaluation Center, which processes all females entering SCDC, is in the prison.
The prison opened in 1973 as "Women's Correctional Institution". It was renamed in 2002 in honor of the first female warden of a maximum-security male prison in South Carolina, Camille Griffin Graham. The current warden is Judy C. Anderson. The prison houses the State of South Carolina death row for women. In January 2011, a young female prisoner with a history of mental illness succeeded in committing suicide. The death is under investigation.
The prison is one of 40, and the only prison
in South Carolina
, participating in Girl Scouts of the USA
Beyond Bars program, allowing Girl Scouts visitation/bonding with their incarcerated mothers.
South Carolina Department of Corrections
The South Carolina Department of Corrections is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It currently has about 6,000 employees and 23,000 inmates, in 28 institutions. The agency has its headquarters in Columbia....
(SCDC) state prison for women
Incarceration of women
This article discusses the incarceration of women in correctional facilities.-History:In the United States, authorities began housing women in correctional facilities separate from men in the 1870s...
in Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
. The Women’s Reception and Evaluation Center, which processes all females entering SCDC, is in the prison.
The prison opened in 1973 as "Women's Correctional Institution". It was renamed in 2002 in honor of the first female warden of a maximum-security male prison in South Carolina, Camille Griffin Graham. The current warden is Judy C. Anderson. The prison houses the State of South Carolina death row for women. In January 2011, a young female prisoner with a history of mental illness succeeded in committing suicide. The death is under investigation.
The prison is one of 40, and the only prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
in South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, participating in Girl Scouts of the USA
Girl Scouts of the USA
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. It describes itself as "the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls". It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 and was organized after Low...
Beyond Bars program, allowing Girl Scouts visitation/bonding with their incarcerated mothers.