South Carolina Department of Corrections

Safety, Service, Stewardship

The mission of the South Carolina Department of Corrections is: Safety--we will protect the public, our employees, and our inmates. Service--we will provide rehabilitation and self-improvement opportunities for inmates. Stewardship--we will promote professional excellence, fiscal responsibility, and self-sufficiency.

South Carolina Expenditures by State Agency
To view how the Department of Corrections is
spending your tax dollars, click on the links below.

SC State Spending Transparency
https://ssl.sc.gov/SpendingTransparency

SC State Agency Annual Spending Transparency
https://ssl.sc.gov/SpendingTransparency/Budget
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SC State Agency Monthly Detailed Spending Transparency
https://ssl.sc.gov/SpendingTransparency/Budget
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Employment

The South Carolina Department of Corrections is an equal opportunity employer. Click on the video below to learn more about a career at SCDC.


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South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford

SCDC Director Jon Ozmint

Learn About SCDC

The South Carolina Department of Corrections protects the citizens by confining offenders in controlled facilities and by providing rehabilitative, self-improvement opportunities to prepare inmates for their re-integration into society.

The employees of the South Carolina Department of Corrections will be seen as a progressive force that works together to ensure the safety of each other, to improve the lives and meet legitimate needs of the inmates, and prepare them for re-entry into society.