Kirkland Correctional Institution
Location4344 Broad River Road
Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates34°04′10″N 81°05′55″W / 34.06944°N 81.09861°W / 34.06944; -81.09861
Statusopen
Security classmixed, including maximum
Capacity1781
Opened1975
Managed bySouth Carolina Department of Corrections

Kirkland Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, owned and operated by the South Carolina Department of Corrections.[1]

Kirkland has a special role in South Carolina's prison system as the point of intake and assessment for all male state prisoners, the site of the state's Maximum Security Unit, and a health care facility. The prison was first opened in 1975, and houses a maximum of 1707 inmates, plus another 50 in the Max unit and 24 in the infirmary. In September 2017, death row inmates were moved to Kirkland Correctional Institution.

It is the prison in which Alex Murdaugh is serving his life sentence. The state's Broad River Correctional Institution is adjacent to the north.

Notable Inmates

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Frederick Hopkins Jr. 00392232 Serving two life sentences without parole. Perpatrator of the 2018 Florence, South Carolina shooting in which he murdered two police officers after they were called to his home.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Kirkland Correctional Institution". South Carolina Department of Corrections. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. ↑ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/south-carolina-police-ambush-suspect-identified-as-fred-hopkins-2018-10-04/
  3. ↑ https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/2nd-law-enforcement-officer-dies-from-florence-sc-shooting/275-606948006
  4. ↑ https://abcnews.go.com/US/authorities-identify-suspect-shooting-multiple-officers-south-carolina/story?id=58280885
  5. ↑ https://wpde.com/news/local/fred-hopkins-jr-sentence-hearing-florence-mass-shooting-ambush-serve-warrant-terrance-carraway-frrah-turner-victim-statements-florence-county-judicial-center-guilty-plea-aiken-county-october-19-2023-brian-hart-travis-scott-scott-williamson-sarah-miller
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