John G. Richards Youth Detention Center
State Prison | Richland County County — South Carolina | South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice | South Carolina DJJ
John G. Richards Youth Detention Center is located in the city of Columbia, South Carolina which has a population of 133,358 (as of 2013) residents. John G. Richards Youth Detention Center began processing inmates once the original construction was completed and service started in 1966 but may have been expanded or renovated since that time, to accommodate the growing prison population. Prisoners are housed in separate areas depending on the crimes they committed, their current risk assessment, and their behavior.
If you have a family or loved one that is currently incarcerated at John G. Richards Youth Detention Center, the first thing you should do is contact the prison for information on the inmate. Based on the information you are provided, you would then contact either a criminal defense lawyer or a bail bond service. They will provide you with vital information which can be used to defend an individual and in a lot of cases get them released from detention while awaiting trial.
This facility is used to treat juvenile male offenders aged 12-18 with alcohol and drug abuse problems.
John G. Richards Youth Detention Center Facility and Inmate Contact Information:
Phone Number to Reach this Facility is:
803-896-9749
Email Address for this Facility:
Send Mail to the Facility (not inmates):
John G. Richards Youth Detention Center
Broad River Road Complex
4900 Broad River Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29212
To Send Mail to an Inmate at John G. Richards Youth Detention Center:
(please get a list of acceptable mail from the facility)
John G. Richards Youth Detention Center
Inmate Name, Inmate ID #
Broad River Road Complex
4900 Broad River Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29212
Many correctional facilities let families send books and magazines to an inmate — but almost all of them require the items to be brand-new and shipped directly from the retailer. Anything sent secondhand or repackaged at home is usually rejected at the mailroom. Ordering from a retailer that ships direct is the standard way to get reading material in.
- Must ship new, directly from the retailer — you can't forward it yourself.
- Softcover / paperback only at most facilities (hardcovers are commonly banned).
- No used or third-party marketplace sellers — new copies only.
- Limits on quantity per package and how many packages may be pending.
- Address it to the inmate's full committed name and ID number.
- Use the facility's mailroom address, which can differ from the public address.
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