First Vertical Farm Inside a U.S. Prison to Open at a South Carolina Women’s Facility

Columbia prison opens first-of-its-kind vertical farm aimed at teaching inmates agricultural skills

In addition to supplying the women’s prison with fresh produce, the program housed within Camille Graham is aimed at teaching participants skills useful in the agricultural field.

Turning over a new leaf: S.C. launches first vertical farm in U.S. prison

Inside Camille Graham Correctional in Columbia, women are learning to farm in a high-tech, indoor setting — a program leaders say is producing tens of thousands

Vertical lettuce farm launches at SC prison, a first in the country • SC Daily Gazette

Rows of lettuce sit in a recycled shipping container at Camille Griffin Graham Correctional in Columbia, S.C., on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette)COLUMBIA — Seven shipping containers sit outside a South Carolina women’s prison. Inside four, amid the lights and fans, grow stacked rows of lettuce in various stages of their lifecycle. The farm, which officially launched Thursday, is the first of its kind at a priso…

First vertical farm inside a U.S. prison to open at a South Carolina women’s facility

The four-container farm operation will produce approximately 48,000 pounds of fresh leafy greens annually to service the prison's cafeteria and neighboring institutions.

US (SC): Department of Corrections to launch 'nation’s first' vertical farm inside a prison

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), in partnership with Impact Justice and AmplifiedAg, is set to launch the first vertical farm inside a U.S. prison at the Camille Graham women's facility in Columbia. Other countries, including Portugal and the United Kingdom, have integrated vertical…