How to write to someone at Broad River Secure Facility
Mail personal letters to the address below, filling in the person's name and ID number where marked.
Checked against the department's own pages . How we check, and corrections
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Dashed lines are for you to fill in, in the department's own words.
Put your name and full return address (city, state, zip) in the upper-left corner. In the middle, write the person's incarcerated name, SCDC inmate number, living/dorm unit, institution name, and the institution's complete street address with city, state and zip.
Legal mail from lawyers and courts has its own address or rules: see the department's mail page.
- Where letters go
- To the prison
- What happens to them
- Opened and inspected; the letter itself is delivered
- What they get
- Your original letter
“All incoming inmate mail must be clearly marked with the inmate’s legal name, SCDC number, living unit, full name of the institution, street address, city, state, and zip code with a complete return address in the upper left-hand corner.” Department source
Street address (not for letters unless the department says so): 4460 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 29210
“Inmates are not allowed to receive cash, stamps, any writing materials, anything to eat, drink, or smoke.”
No one at Broad River Secure Facility is listed yet. Know someone there who wants mail? List them for $50.
GettingOut
Either of you can send the request; both accept.
- Create an account at gettingout.com or in the GettingOut app, then activate it from the email they send you.
- Add the person as a contact. In some states the person inside can instead send you an email invitation that links to GettingOut.
- The person inside must accept your contact request (or you accept theirs) before you can message.
- Deposit funds into your Friends & Family account, then send messages from the Message tab.
Questions
What is the mailing address for Broad River Secure Facility?
[Full name], [ID number], 4460 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 29210.
Is mail scanned at Broad River Secure Facility?
No. Personal letters are opened and inspected, and the letter itself is delivered at the prison. The person receives your original letter.
Can I message someone at Broad River Secure Facility electronically?
South Carolina uses GettingOut. On GettingOut, either side can send the contact request, and both have to accept it.
Can someone at Broad River Secure Facility be listed on a pen pal site?
South Carolina bans incarcerated people from placing ads soliciting pen pals, including ads posted with someone else's help, and can discipline them. They may still write to pen pals. We still list people there after the family confirms they understand.
Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we fix it from the department's page. How we check.
Sources: Broad River Secure Facility page, South Carolina mail rules, read 2026-10-07. Rules change; the department's page is the final word. Find someone: official inmate locator.
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