Charleston County, SC Jail and Prison System

CHARLESTON County has 1,068 jails with an average daily population of 357 inmates with a total of 1,148 jail population. When breaking down the CHARLESTON County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 9% with 99 female and 979 male inmates.

How Does Charleston County Inmate Search Work?

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

Charleston County Parole and Probation

Charleston 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 Charleston county parole records and find out a lot about someone . Some things contained in the Charleston 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.

Charleston County Probation

Along with those inmates that have been released, you might also be able to review Charleston 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,Charleston 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.

Charleston County Booking

Charleston 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 Charleston 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 Charleston county booking records without any type of permission .

Charleston County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in CHARLESTON County has increased by 361% going from 249 inmates yearly to 1,148 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in CHARLESTON County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 772 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Charleston County, SC

CHARLESTON County has th highest jail incarceration rate across South Carolina, yet from the total of 1,068 inmates only 1,148 are currently confined, the rest 1,019 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Charleston County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In CHARLESTON County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 1,270 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 11 times more than female incarceration rate, of 73 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 39%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 47%.

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

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

Breaking Down Charleston County Inmates By Race

In CHARLESTON County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 190 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 81% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 40%, going from 1,702 to 1,019 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in CHARLESTON County is on average at a rate of 662 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 306 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 33 from incarceration rate in CHARLESTON County.

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

Charleston County Prisons and Jails

Charleston County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments