Secure Facilities
Juvenile Detention Complex
DJJ's Juvenile Detention Complex is a centralized pre-trial detention facility, serving juveniles from most of South Carolina's 46 counties. The Detention Center is a secure, short-term facility providing custodial care and acute treatment to male and female juveniles ages 11 and older who are detained by law enforcement agencies for alleged offenses committed prior to their 18th birthday. Youth ordered to cooperate with a secure evaluation may also be ordered by the family courts to be detained prior to disposition. Youth awaiting trial on serious and violent charges reside at JDC to ensure public safety and the youth’s immediate availability for court proceedings.
Coastal Evaluation and Development Center
Serves female youth statewide for both evaluation and commitment.
Upstate Evaluation and Development Center
Serves male youth from the Upstate, Low-County and Pee-Dee regions for secure evaluations and males with short-term commitments (180 days or less).
Midlands Evaluation and Development Center (formally Broad River Road Complex, BRRC)
The Midlands Evaluation and Development Center in Columbia houses male youth with long-term commitments (longer than 180 days) as well as those undergoing secure evaluations from the Midlands, Low-Country, and Pee-Dee regions.
U.S. Department of Justice Agreement
In April 2022, DJJ entered a voluntary settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). This agreement stems from a DOJ investigation initiated in 2017, where the DOJ concluded there was reasonable cause to believe that certain conditions at the Broad River Road Complex violated the constitutional rights of youth at that facility. The settlement agreement includes important changes in policies and training around investigations, programming, uses of force, classification, isolation, and responses to youth-on-youth fights, among others. A copy of all compliance reports to date can be found below.
Compliance Monitoring Report - April 2025
Compliance Monitoring Report - October 2024
Compliance Monitoring Report - April 2024/sites/djj/files/Documents/25%20April%20Monitoring%20Report%20FINAL.pdf
Compliance Monitoring Report - October 2023
Compliance Monitoring Report - April 2023
Compliance Monitoring Report - October 2022
BRRC Initial Implementation Plan Summary
Alternative Placement
In an effort to create a variety of options for youth, with the goal of keeping youth in the least restrictive environment, DJJ has community-based residential programs available throughout the state. As an alternative to our secure facilities, youth may be housed at one of the facilities listed below, which are specific to serving DJJ youth in lieu of detention, as a condition of their probation/parole, evaluation or commitment.
All sites provide on-site schooling, an extension of the SCDJJ School District. Youth have access to vocational/job training, evidence-based interventions, and aftercare services.
These programs are operated by Contract Providers. Families are encouraged to participate in the youth’s plan of care. Visitation is encouraged. For more information, families can reach out to the program directly.