The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is a state agency of South Carolina, headquartered in Columbia.
[1] The agency operates juvenile correctional facilities.
The department derives their authority from Title 63 Chapter 19 of the South Carolina Code of Laws.
[2] Long-term commitment institutions (All are in Columbia):[3] The DJJ Juvenile Detention Center, a pre-trial facility, is in Columbia.
It opened in 2001, replacing a facility that had been historically overcrowded.