Chester Medical Center Prepares As Wing For Prisoners Set To Open.

Per a recent WSOC article, a hospital in South Carolina has undergone millions of dollars in security upgrades as prisoners will move into a new wing of the hospital. The South Carolina Department of Corrections will move the prisoners into MUSC Chester Medical Center soon.

The article detailed the plans in more depth. It won’t look like your typical hospital. Barbed wire covers the windows, and guards will monitor the halls.

Chester County Sheriff Max Dorsey said DOC will keep the inside of the 36-bed inpatient unit secure. “The Department of Corrections, they are the experts on running prisons. This is a prison hospital, so they have primary responsibilities,” Dorsey said.

The DOC invested $3.3 million to ensure the new unit will be safe and secure.