Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution

Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution
Location	4450 Broad River Road ; Columbia, South Carolina
Status	open
Opened	1973
Managed by	South Carolina Department of Corrections

Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution is a South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) state prison for women in Columbia, South Carolina.^[1] The Women’s Reception and Evaluation Center, which processes all females entering SCDC, is in the prison.^{[citation needed]}

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 warden, Marian Boulware resigned in January 2020 after reports of abuse of prisoners.^[2] The prison houses the State of South Carolina death row for women.^[1]

In January 2011, a young female prisoner with a history of mental illness succeeded in committing suicide. The death is under investigation.^{[citation needed]} In 2012 an inmate went into labor and was not aided by staff. One of her twins was delivered into a toilet where he died. The state reached a settlement for over a million dollars seven years later.^[3]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Notable Inmates

Susan Smith - At Women's Correctional Center (now Graham) she had sex with two prison guards, and therefore was transferred to Leath Correctional Institution.^[4]

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Graham (Camille Griffin) Correctional Institution." South Carolina Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 17, 2010. "4450 Broad River Road Columbia, SC 29210-4096"
^ Matney, Mandy (23 January 2020). "Warden of SC Prison Retires After Alleged Inmate Abuse, Sources Say". Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ Dillon, Nancy (3 February 2020). "Mom whose newborn died in South Carolina prison toilet receives $1.15 million settlement". New York Daily News. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ Gardner, Josh. "'I am not the monster society thinks I am': Child killer Susan Smith who murdered her young sons and feigned their kidnap by a black man tries to explain herself on 20th anniversary of her life sentence." The Daily Mail. July 22, 2015. Updated July 23, 2015. Retrieved on July 11, 2016.

External links

Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution Website

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[GrahamProfile-1] "Graham (Camille Griffin) Correctional Institution." South Carolina Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 17, 2010. "4450 Broad River Road Columbia, SC 29210-4096"

[2] Matney, Mandy (23 January 2020). "Warden of SC Prison Retires After Alleged Inmate Abuse, Sources Say". Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[3] Dillon, Nancy (3 February 2020). "Mom whose newborn died in South Carolina prison toilet receives $1.15 million settlement". New York Daily News. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[4] Gardner, Josh. "'I am not the monster society thinks I am': Child killer Susan Smith who murdered her young sons and feigned their kidnap by a black man tries to explain herself on 20th anniversary of her life sentence." The Daily Mail. July 22, 2015. Updated July 23, 2015. Retrieved on July 11, 2016.

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