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. The department derives their authority from Title 63 Chapter 19 of the South Carolina Code of Laws.^[2]

Facilities

Long-term commitment institutions (All are in Columbia):^[3]

• Birchwood
  • Birchwood opened in 1975.^[3]
• John G. Richards
  • Richards opened in 1966.^[3]
• Willow Lane Program for Girls (students attend the Birchwood School)
  • The facility opened in 1966 as the Riverside School for Girls.^[3]

The DJJ Juvenile Detention Center, a pre-trial facility, is in Columbia. It opened in 2001, replacing a facility that had been historically overcrowded.^[3]

Evaluation centers:^[3]

• Coastal Regional Evaluation Center (Ridgeville)
  • The center opened in 2002.^[3]
• Midlands Regional Evaluation Center (Columbia)
  • The center opened in 1997.^[3]
• Upstate Regional Evaluation Center (Unincorporated Union County, near Union)
  • The center opened in 1997.^[3]