[2] The South Carolina penal system was essentially founded in 1866, when the first state penitentiary was constructed.

[3] The SCDC was created in 1960, when the state governor decided to end abuses in the previous system (particularly the use of convict labor on private property as a form of political reward).

[4] The Palmetto Unified School District (PUSD), established in 1981, provides educational services to inmates in the system.

[7] The state's death row for women is located at the Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution.

[7] From 1912 to January 1990 male death row inmates were housed in the Central Correctional Institution (CCI).