Broad River Correctional Institution

Broad River Correctional Institution
Location4460 Broad River Road
Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates34°04′27″N 81°05′52″W / 34.07417°N 81.09778°W / 34.07417; -81.09778
Opened1988
Managed bySouth Carolina Department of Corrections
WardenMichael Stephan

The Broad River Correctional Institution (BRCI) is a South Carolina Department of Corrections state prison for men located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. South Carolina's execution chamber is located at Broad River. The adjacent Kirkland Correctional Institution lies just to its south side.

The prison opened in 1988. In January 1990, death row inmates were moved from the Central Correctional Institution to Broad River. In 1990, executions began at BRCI. On April 12, 1997, death row inmates were moved to the Lieber Correctional Institution. In September 2017, death row inmates were moved to Kirkland Correctional Institution. On July 11, 2019, death row inmates were moved from Kirkland Correctional Institution to the housing unit that was originally built for them at Broad River.