Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center
The Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center is an essential part of the criminal justice system in Richland County. The detention center is committed to providing its users and residents of Richland County with quality and efficient service.
Mission
To provide for the incarceration of adult and juvenile offenders in a fashion that provides for the protection of the public safety, the protection of the institutional safety, and the delivery of a constitutional level of services to those incarcerated.
The Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center is but one part of the criminal justice system serving the citizens of Richland County. Each segment of the system impacts the nature and size of the detention center's population. The County endorses, to the extent consistent with the primary goal of public safety and security, the development of alternatives to incarceration, such as community service and electronic monitoring. The detention center must also serve the needs of all user agencies and individuals, including detainees, staff, law enforcement, the courts, attorneys and community organizations.
The Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center serves as the intake center for unsentenced misdemeanor and/or felony detainees/inmates and as an incarceration facility for sentenced offenders. It provides facilities for the detention of both unsentenced detainees/inmates and sentenced inmates in a minimum, medium and maximum security environment. All facilities provide housing and services of equal quality for all classes of detainees/inmates.
Join Our Team
The detention center invites anyone devoted to public safety, institutional safety and delivering a constitutional level of service to apply. New hires are eligible for $5,000 in bonus pay, plus an additional $5,000 after their first year of service. Interested applicants may apply online on the County’s website.
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Detainee and Visitation Information
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Inmate visitation policy is as follows:
- Visitation is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., except during meal time, shift changes, and lockdown periods.
- Each inmate is permitted to choose himself/herself a single one- (1) hour visitation time slot per week.
- Only two (2) visitors are allowed to visit an inmate at one time.
- Persons under the age of 18 are counted as one of their visitors.
- Visitors must be properly dressed (determined by the detention staff).
- Visitors and guests must have a photo ID for identification.
- Attorney visitation may be conducted privately in the attorney visitation room or in the unit multi-purpose room areas.
Contact Us
Regular hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The Detention Center is closed Sundays.
- Address: 201 John Mark Dial Drive, Columbia, SC 29209
- Phone: 803-576-3200