Beaufort County, SC Jail and Prison System

BEAUFORT County has 87 jails with an average daily population of 547 inmates with a total of 87 jail population. When breaking down the BEAUFORT County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 6% with 5 female and 68 male inmates.

How Does Beaufort County Inmate Search Work?

Beaufort County inmate records are public records that anyone can review easily. The Freedom of Information Act governs the availability of regarding Beaufort county inmate records which provide a lot of useful information about a person.

Beaufort County Parole and Probation

Beaufort County Parole

Parole is when an inmate is allowed to leave jail early because they have shown remorse while serving their time. A parole board decides on who gets to receive parole and who does not. You can obtain Beaufort county parole records and find out a lot about someone . Some things contained in the Beaufort county parole records may be information about their sentence and their crimes. You might also see details about where they were held and the rules of their parole.

Beaufort County Probation

Along with those inmates that have been released, you might also be able to review Beaufort county probation records illustrating men and women who didn’t go to prison but instead was put on probation. Probation does not come for free . Probationers must check-in a probation officer once a week plus follow other rules. Typically,Beaufort county inmate records will show the person crimes, their probationary sentence, and the ruling court department details who sentenced them. Along with that details , you may see mugshots , fingerprints, physical details about the person , and other details.

Beaufort County Booking

Beaufort county bookings are also helpful when looking for information on whether or not someone has been arrested. When a suspect is arrested, the officer fills out forms and then holds them in a jail , which essentially becomes their Beaufort county booking record. It may also include things like fingerprints, mugshots , physical details, their name, and address, arresting officer , the details of the crime, the location, and any vehicles that were involved. The general public has the right to review a copy of someone’s Beaufort county booking records without any type of permission .

Beaufort County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in BEAUFORT County has increased by 867% going from 9 inmates yearly to 87 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in BEAUFORT County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 482 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Beaufort County, SC

BEAUFORT County has th highest jail incarceration rate across South Carolina, yet from the total of 87 inmates only 87 are currently confined, the rest 487 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

Beaufort County Jail Inmate Population, Jail Pretrial Population and Confined Population, for 2010-2015 years

Beaufort County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In BEAUFORT County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 473 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 14 times more than female incarceration rate, of 33 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 2%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 4%.

Beaufort County Female Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

Beaufort County Male Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

Breaking Down Beaufort County Inmates By Race

In BEAUFORT County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 167 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 66% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 22%, going from 621 to 487 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in BEAUFORT County is on average at a rate of 113 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

Beaufort County Incarceration Rates by Race, for 2010-2015 years

Beaufort County Prisons and Jails

Beaufort County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments