Broad River Correctional Institution

Broad River Correctional Institution (BRCI) is a South Carolina Department of Corrections state prison for men located in Columbia, South Carolina.[1] The State of South Carolina execution chamber is located in Broad River.[2] The adjacent Kirkland Correctional Institution lies just to its south side.

Broad River Correctional Institution
Location4460 Broad River Road
Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates34°04′27″N 81°05′52″W
Opened1988
Managed bySouth Carolina Department of Corrections
WardenMichael Stephan

The prison opened in 1988.[1] In January 1990, the death row inmates were moved from the Central Correctional Institution to Broad River. In 1990, executions began in BRCI. On April 12, 1997, death row inmates were moved to the Lieber Correctional Institution.[2] In September 2017, death row inmates were moved to Kirkland Correctional Institution. On July 11, 2019, death row inmates were moved from Kirkland Correctional Institution to the housing unit that was originally built for them at Broad River.[3]

References
  1. "Broad River Correctional Institution". South Carolina Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.
  2. "Death Row/Capital Punishment". South Carolina Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.
  3. Miller, Kiana. "SCDC moves Death Row from Kirkland to Broad River Correctional Institution". wistv.com. Retrieved 13 July 2019.


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