Dorchester County, SC Jail and Prison System

DORCHESTER County has 144 jails with an average daily population of 226 inmates with a total of 144 jail population. When breaking down the DORCHESTER County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 9% with 13 female and 91 male inmates.

How Does Dorchester County Inmate Search Work?

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

Dorchester County Parole and Probation

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

Dorchester County Probation

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

Dorchester County Booking

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

Dorchester County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in DORCHESTER County has increased by 476% going from 25 inmates yearly to 144 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in DORCHESTER County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 927 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Dorchester County, SC

DORCHESTER County has th highest jail incarceration rate across South Carolina, yet from the total of 144 inmates only 144 are currently confined, the rest 702 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Dorchester County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In DORCHESTER County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 1,158 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 8 times more than female incarceration rate, of 122 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 20%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 16%.

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

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

Breaking Down Dorchester County Inmates By Race

In DORCHESTER County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 468 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 33% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 35%, going from 1,074 to 702 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in DORCHESTER County is on average at a rate of 3,651 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Dorchester County Prisons and Jails

Dorchester County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments