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View of Cooper interior through front door. The entrance shows evidence of retrofitting for the Forensic Services unit. Notice the barred access door.

View of front entrance to Cooper Building. Cooper is named for Thomas Cooper, member of the Board of Regents (1828-1829) and president of South Carolina College.

Forensic evaluations now take fifteen days instead of thirty. Forensic patients must be evaluated and then released or put into regular treatment wards. They cannot stay in maximum security wards indefinitely. The changes are in compliance with a…

The Cooper Building has received a major security upgrade, and all Forensic Services are now consolidated in Cooper.

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.