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Broad River Correctional Institution

Broad River Correctional Institution

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

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The prison opened in 1988.[1] In January 1990, death row inmates were moved from the Central Correctional Institution to Broad River. In 1990, executions began at 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]

Notable inmates

Death row

Executed

Non-death row

  • Todd Kohlhepp – serial killer, mass murderer and rapist who pled guilty to 7 murders, 2 kidnappings and 1 sexual assault in 2017

References

  1. [1]
    "Broad River Correctional Institution Archived 2010-09-24 at the Wayback Machine". South Carolina Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Death Row/Capital Punishment Archived 2010-10-07 at the Wayback Machine". South Carolina Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.
  3. [3]
    Miller, Kiana. "SCDC moves Death Row from Kirkland to Broad River Correctional Institution". wistv.com. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

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