MIDLANDS REGIONAL EVALUATION CENTER
1721 Shivers Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29210
(803) 896-7455

DJJ's Midlands Regional Evaluation Center provides court-ordered evaluations for adjudicated juveniles from the midlands area prior to final disposition of their cases. The facility provides comprehensive psychological, social, and educational assessments to guide the court's disposition of cases. The facility serves male and female juveniles ages 11 to 17 from 19 midlands counties and is one of three regionalized evaluation centers around the state. By law, the length of stay for adjudicated juveniles cannot exceed 45 days.  The center opened in 1997.

UPSTATE REGIONAL EVALUATION CENTER
1585 Jonesville Highway
Union, South Carolina 29379
(864) 429-3610

DJJ's Upstate Regional Evaluation Center provides residential court-ordered evaluations for adjudicated juveniles from the upstate area prior to final disposition of their cases. The facility provides comprehensive psychological, social, and educational assessments to guide the court's disposition of cases. The facility serves male and female juveniles ages 11 to 17 from 15 upstate counties and is one of three regionalized evaluation centers around the state. By law, the length of stay for adjudicated juveniles cannot exceed 45 days.  The center opened in 1997.

COASTAL REGIONAL EVALUATION CENTER
331 Campbell Thickett Road
Ridgeville, South Carolina 29472
(843) 821-3073

DJJ's Coastal Regional Evaluation Center provides residential court-ordered evaluations for adjudicated juveniles from the costal area prior to final disposition of their cases. The facility provides comprehensive psychological, social, and educational assessments to guide the court's disposition of cases. The facility serves male and female juveniles ages 11 to 17 from 16 lowcountry counties and is one of three regionalized evaluation centers around the state. By law, the length of stay for adjudicated juveniles cannot exceed 45 days.  The center opened in 2002.

JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER
For more detailed information, please see our Detention Center brochure (in Adobe .pdf format)
1725 Shivers Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29212
(803) 896-9440

DJJ's Juvenile Detention Center is a centralized pretrial detention facility, serving juveniles from most of South Carolina's 46 counties (several counties, including Richland and Charleston, operate their own long-term and short-term detention facilities). The Detention Center is a secure, short-term facility providing custodial care and treatment to male and female juveniles ages 11 to 17 detained by law enforcement agencies and the family courts prior to disposition. Youths awaiting trial on serious and violent charges reside at DJJ's Detention Center to ensure public safety and the juveniles' immediate availability for court proceedings. A new, expanded Detention Center opened in 2001, replacing a historically overcrowded facility.

LONG TERM COMMITMENT INSTITUTIONS

BIRCHWOOD
Broad River Road Complex
4900 Broad River Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29212

Birchwood offers programs for boys with special needs, the Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP), the Pre-Release, and the Young Offender Program Stabilizing Treatment to Enhance Potential Success (STEPS) program. Birchwood is also home to and DJJ's Communities in Schools (CIS) program, one of the first in the nation in a juvenile correctional setting--offering skills/character development, and specializing in educational services that prepare boys for post-secondary education. The facility includes the Santee Special Management Unit and Birchwood School. Birchwood School is where girls and boys attend middle and high school, but in separate classrooms and on different wings of the school. Birchwood opened in 1975.

JOHN G. RICHARDS
Broad River Road Complex
4900 Broad River Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29212

John G. Richards specializes in providing substance abuse treatment services to 12 to 17 year-old male juveniles with alcohol and other drug abuse problems.  These services are designed to assist juveniles in abstaining from using alcohol and other drugs and in becoming productive members of their communities when the Juvenile Parole Board or DJJ Release Authority releases them.  This campus houses the Systemic Treatment for Aggression Replacement program (STAR) and DJJ's Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program, a cooperative effort between DJJ’s school district and the U.S. Army. John G. Richards opened in 1966.

WILLOW LANE PROGRAM FOR GIRLS
Broad River Road Complex
4900 Broad River Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29212

Willow Lane is a gender-responsive program comprised of educational, clinical and independent living experiences for girls. The program houses a Transition House, which incorporates transitional living into the rehabilitative process. The facility originally opened as the Riverside School for Girls in 1966. For more information on the Willow Lane Program for Girls and employment, please see our main Willow Lane page.

South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice
4900 Broad River Road
Columbia SC, 29212-3552
Telephone: 803-896-9749

The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age. THE FOLLOWING OFFICES HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED TO HANDLE INQUIRIES REGARDING THE NONDISCRIMINATON POLICIES: Title IX -- Inspector General's Office -- 803-896-9595 Title II & 504 -- Special Education Office -- 803-896-8484.