Columbia, SC Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution View

Opened: 1973 Custody level: Medium & Special Needs (Female) Special Mission: This institution houses special needs women 17 years of age and older. The institution also functions as a major special management unit with the ability to house female death row inmates and county safekeepers. Education: Literacy, GED preparation, and high school courses. Vocational Training: Welding and office skills courses. Industries: Apparel plant produces different articles of apparel used by SCDC county designated facilities, and other state agencies. Health Care: Routine medical and dental care provided on site with 24-hour medical coverage. Medical assessments completed for all new inmates received at the Reception and Evaluation Unit. Serves as regional medical facility for female offenders who are pregnant, physically and mentally challenged, and those with debilitating conditions and disabilities which require 24-hour medical supervision. Programs: Religious services, volunteer services , Pre-Release Classes, Alcoholics Anonymous, Habilitation Services (outpatient counseling). SisterCare for Abused and Battered Women, Impact of Crime classes, and other community partnership programs to include but not limited to the following: Girl Scouts Beyond Bars; Greyhound Pets of SC; Parenting Education; Parents Anonymous;Storybook Project; Junior Acievement; YWCA Professional Skills Development; HIV Support Group; Breast Cancer Survivors; Words Travel; Friends of Corrections Clothing Program and an Addictions Treatment Unit. Satellite Activity: Women's Reception and Evaluation Center opened January 1993. It processes all female offenders entering the Department of Corrections..

How to Send Money to Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution

Family and friends can send money to inmates at Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution through approved methods to help them purchase essential items from the commissary.