Inmate Search | South Carolina Department of Corrections (2024)

FAQs

How to find inmates in SCDC? ›

SCDC offers the Internet “inmate search” feature and the toll free inmate information line, 1-866-727-2846, as a public service to interested citizens.

To speak with a live agent 24/7, call customer service at (877) 650-4249.

The History of SCDC

The agency was named the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Today, the Department of Corrections is still a state agency, reporting directly to the Governor. The Department of Corrections currently has about 4,500 employees, just over 16,000 inmates and operates 21 institutions.

South Carolina Department of Corrections, 4444 Broad River Rd, Columbia, SC - MapQuest.

Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) inmate locator to find out when a prisoner is or was expected to be released. To learn more details about an inmate, find out how to submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to BOP.

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Indexes containing criminal records can now also be accessed online at www.13th-judicial-circuit.org. If you need a "certified records check", you can contact the Records Division at the Law Enforcement Center on how to obtain one. The number to call is 864.467. 5278.

Visitation - SCDC | South Carolina Department of Corrections Each inmate is provided with "Request for Visiting Privileges" forms (SCDC Form 19-127) to send to his/her prospective visitors.

Absent Without Leave (AWOL)- The failure of a juvenile to return to a facility from approved leave.

For purposes of this section, "life" or "life imprisonment" means until death of the offender without the possibility of parole, and when requested by the State or the defendant, the judge must charge the jury in his instructions that life imprisonment means until the death of the defendant without the possibility of ...

How much do you get paid in South Carolina prisons? ›

As of Jul 31, 2024, the average annual pay for the Prison jobs category in South Carolina is $37,540 a year.

Dormitory style modules allow for flexible bed space configuration options. Dormitory cells increase the holding capacity of the facility, allowing multiple inmates to be confined to a relatively small space.

The Department of Corrections has 21 institutions and they are categorized into four distinct custody levels: close security, medium security, and minimum security which includes community-based pre-release/work centers for those with Minimum-Out Custody classification.

South Carolina used to carry out an average of three executions a year and had more than 60 inmates on death row when the last execution was carried out in 2011. Since then, successful appeals and deaths have lowered the number to 33. Prosecutors have sent only three new prisoners to death row in the past 13 years.

When in search of inmates incarcerated in county or city jail, contact the local arresting agency for the inmate records. Most local jail administrators provide inmate information on their website for each public access.

The Prison System

As of December 31, 2020, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of South Carolina correctional authorities was 16,157 located in 21 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails.