Official Beaufort County Contacts

Detention, Records, and Court Contacts

The Beaufort County Detention Center is operated by Beaufort County Government and is the appropriate official contact for the local detention system. For a County-held booking record or a booking photograph not shown through the public inquiry, use the County FOIA channel. An incident report from the Sheriff's Office follows a different records route.

A focused request should identify the person, a known booking or arrest date or narrow date range, the Beaufort County Detention Center, and the specific record sought. The County's published information says its ordinary determination period is ten working days, excluding weekends and legal holidays. Records more than 24 months old have a 20-working-day determination period. The County FOIA page provides the online request route.

• For current custody, recent booking, or a reported recent release, start with the County inquiry path.
• For a later court case result, use the South Carolina Public Index and select Beaufort County.
• For active-warrant information, call the BCSO Warrants Clerk at 843-255-3266 during weekday business hours.
• For a state-prison record, use the South Carolina Department of Corrections search, which is distinct from County detention.
• For a federal or immigration custody question, use the official BOP or ICE locator that covers the relevant custody system.