Leath Correctional Institution

Leath Correctional Institution
Location2809 Airport Road
Greenwood, South Carolina
Statusopen
Security classmedium (female facility)
Capacity968
Opened1991
Managed bySouth Carolina Department of Corrections

Leath Correctional Institution (LCIW) is a South Carolina Department of Corrections prison for women located in unincorporated Greenwood County, South Carolina,[1] near Greenwood.[2] Leath opened in 1991.[3] It is located just east of the Greenwood County Airport.

The prison, on a 39-acre (16 ha) plot of land, has a capacity of 968.[4]

History

The prison opened in September 1991.[4]

In the early 1990s a company called Third Generation contracted the manufacture of women's underwear to 35 Leath prisoners. These prisoners produced about $1.5 million worth of clothing. J.C. Penney, Victoria's Secret, and other companies bought this underwear for resale. This was revealed in a 1995 National Institute for Justice study. The contract was terminated by the mid-1990s.[5]

The prison's Braille Production Center, in which inmates make braille materials for schoolchildren, opened in 2002.[6]

The current chapel was dedicated on February 21, 2013.[7]

Demographics

As of 2016 the prison has 105 corrections officers and 40 non-security personnel, as well as 562 prisoners.[4]

Notable inmates

See also

  • List of SCDC prisons

References

  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Greenwood County, SC" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 4 (PDF p. 5/23). Retrieved 2024-12-05. Leath Correctional Instn
  2. ^ "Leath Correctional Institution." South Carolina Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.
  3. ^ "Facility Openings and Closures." South Carolina Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c "Leath Correctional Institution." South Carolina Department of Corrections. p. 2. Retrieved on July 11, 2016.
  5. ^ Yahr, Emily. "Yes, prisoners used to sew lingerie for Victoria’s Secret — just like in ‘Orange is the New Black’ Season 3." The Washington Post. June 17, 2015. Retrieved on July 11, 2016.
  6. ^ "Leath Correctional Institution." South Carolina Department of Corrections. p. 3. Retrieved on July 11, 2016.
  7. ^ "Leath Correctional Institution." South Carolina Department of Corrections. p. 6. Retrieved on July 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "Inmate Details Susan Smith." (Page Archive, Image Archive) South Carolina Department of Corrections. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.

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