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The Board of Regents commends Governor Byrnes and the General Assembly for an emergency appropriation of $5,000,000 for FY 1952-53. The board reiterates the "utterly inadequate" facilities for high risk patients, including the disgraceful condition…

View of front entrance to Preston Building. Preston is named for William C. Preston, member of the Board of Regents (1828-1831), president of South Carolina College, and U.S. senator.

View of Preston interior through front door.

This type of reinforced window is standard on all four Maximum Detention Buildings. Notice the exposed metal bars on the bottom right, usually concealed by the window slats.

Front entrance, Saunders Building. Saunders is named for Eleanora B. Saunders, the second female physician at the S.C. State Hospital (1907-1914).

View of Saunders interior through front door.

Front entrance, Allan Building. Allan is named for Sarah C. Allan, the first female physician at the S.C. State Hospital (1895-1907).

View of Allan interior through front door.

A 13-foot chain link fence enclosed the outside recreation areas at each Maximum Detention Building. As of 2014, only the bottom rails and concrete foundations still remain.

Maryland officials toured parts of the state hospital, including one of the new Maximum Detention Buildings. They were doing research for their own facility planning.