Kershaw Correctional Institution

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Kershaw Correctional Institution
Location 4848 Gold Mine Hwy
Kershaw, South Carolina
Status open
Security class medium
Capacity 1403
Opened 1997
Managed by South Carolina Department of Corrections

Kershaw Correctional Institution is a medium-security state prison for men located in Kershaw, Lancaster County, South Carolina, owned and operated by the South Carolina Department of Corrections. [1]

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References

  1. "Kershaw Correctional Institution". South Carolina Department of Corrections. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

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