South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice
The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is a state agency of South Carolina, headquartered in Columbia.[1] The agency operates juvenile correctional facilities.
Facilities
Long-term commitment institutions (All are in Columbia):[2]
- Birchwood
- Birchwood opened in 1975.[2]
- John G. Richards
- Richards opened in 1966.[2]
- Willow Lane Program for Girls (students attend the Birchwood School)
- The facility opened in 1966 as the Riverside School for Girls.[2]
The DJJ Juvenile Detention Center, a pre-trial facility, is in Columbia. It opened in 2001, replacing a facility that had been historically overcrowded.[2]
Evaluation centers:[2]
- Coastal Regional Evaluation Center (Ridgeville)
- The center opened in 2002.[2]
- Midlands Regional Evaluation Center (Columbia)
- The center opened in 1997.[2]
- Upstate Regional Evaluation Center (Unincorporated Union County, near Union)
- The center opened in 1997.[2]
