Can anyone give me any information on Charleston Brigg in S.C.?

After two escapes from the brig at Jacksonville I was tranferred to Charleston and did 10 months there. What do you want to know?

hi there

i found a link to some contact information for the charleston brig:

http://www.persnet.navy.mil/pers8/p84/brigpg.htm

if it doesn't link, copy & paste.

i hope this helps! it also has info for other brigs/confinement facilities.

What is visitation like at Charleston? How are you treated there?

My husband is there but we don't get to talk much cause of me working so much and I have no money to spend on phone calls or to send to him. I just thought I'd ask you about life there... My family is giving me money for christmas that I thought I'd use to go see him but I was told its only on Sundays... that doesn't seem worth ALL the money to get out there!!

I did over two years in Charleston--got out back in Aug 02, so dont know much on how it is now, but I am sure it hasn't changed too much. As far as prison is concerned, it is really layed back, good food, education opportunities, good library, computer lab, descent commissary--although you cannot purchase food--only toilitries. The work programs there are pretty descent also--they have a wood shop, sign shop, metal shop--all good jobs to have--can learn some descent skills there.

The living arrangements couldn't be nicer as far as prison is concerned. The facility is fully air conditioned, single man cell with toilet, sink, locker, and desk/chair combo in the cell. There are single man showers. No real threat of being raped or any other type of abuse. In the whole time I was there, there was just a few fights--that is a rare occasion. Remember that although it is prison, the inmates are still military--therefore they are generally a more disciplined bunch versus what I have experienced in State prison.

Feel free to ask any questions--I will answer them as best I can. But my info is 5 years old--remember that too.

I just got out of Charleston 2 weeks ago, I spent 9 and half months there. It is cake, watch T.V work out eat work sleep. Thats it. They treat you fine, dont buddy up with guards, try not to have them really even know who you are. Kind of like the guys that went through bootcamp without anywon even knowing they are there. Your allright, how much time your looking at? Oh and people are loud mouths and may talk shit just because they are protected, they are just mouth peices dont worry.

My husband has been at the charleston brig for over 3 weeks and I have not received a phone call or letter. I don't even have an address to write him. how long does it normally take before they are allowed to call home.

Oh, HONEY! I feel for you! I wish I had come across all of this sooner!!!

My husband gave me the heads up that he thought they might be moving him. He had his set night to call me and didn't call from Norfolk, so I knew it had happened. He actually called me that night around 10:30 pm to tell me that he had been moved and they were letting him call to let me know where he was and that he was okay and everything. I think it was only a day or two before he was set up with his calling card system again and able to call.

Are you certain he went there? Does he have any money on his books to put on his account (it's cheaper for them to call that way than it is to make collect calls)? If you're not certain, try calling down there (the number is on the web site link I left you earlier) and verify and just let them know that you haven't heard anything from him!

Keep me posted! You're in my thoughts and prayers!!!
NavyWife

my got there in may 08 and it took some time for him to call,he called collect. What sucks is that he is are only child and his dad got very sick in julyy/2008, and died july 24th 2008, the man in charge refused to have my son escorted to the hosputal or funneral. He was told he could go with an escort, then the top man in charge said, NO. This too me was very crual to not let his dad see his only child before he died. He could have been escorted. his charges where not that serious they said, but they still refused to let him come to the funneral. I think this law need to be changed. My son gave 8 years and was an E6 in the navy with a perfect record until he made a bad decision. everyone need to write or call the congressman, vfw, ect.. and get this law changed to make it mandator that all prisoners are escorted to parents funnerals.

Unfortunately the military court and prison system does not operate under the civilian laws, there are laws the coincide but for the most part the military runs its own laws in such things live being at a parents funeral are left up to the CO of the Brig,

I was in Charleston Brig for a time, and they were harder on such things than other brigs i have spent time in or heard about. I am sorry for you and your sons loss.

But over all I believe Charleston was the better of the two brigs I spent my time in, the other being Norfolk.