Georgetown County Detention Center Overview
Georgetown County Detention Center is operated by the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office. The official detention center mission page states that the facility houses all persons arrested in Georgetown County by local law enforcement. It also houses state and federal prisoners assigned to the detention center, so a person held there may have a local charge, a sentence, or another agency hold.
The facility opened in March 1996 and has capacity for 212 inmates. Its official duties include booking and housing prisoners, fingerprinting and photographing each prisoner brought to the center, conducting background checks, providing clothing, food, and medical services, and managing inmate labor for county agencies and litter pickup along county roads. The detention center is managed by a Detention Center Administrator and command staff under the sheriff.
Georgetown County Detention Center Contact
Use the detention center phone line for jail-custody questions, roster problems, bond confirmation, visit questions, and immediate release-status checks. The sheriff's main office is separate from the jail, but both offices are part of the same agency structure. A public-records request should identify the person's full name, approximate booking date, date of birth if known, the record requested, and requester contact information.
Georgetown County Detention Center
2394 Browns Ferry Road
Georgetown, SC 29440
(843) 545-3400
Jail information and custody confirmation
Georgetown County Sheriff's Office
430 North Fraser Street
Georgetown, SC 29440
(843) 546-5102
Agency office; mailing address PO Box 1292, Georgetown, SC 29442
Georgetown County Detention Center Lookup
The correct lookup for this county jail is the sheriff's Booking and Release page. It is a public page with roster cards and search controls for name, booking date, and release date. Use it for current and released Georgetown County jail bookings. Do not use the SCDC locator for a person who is still in local pre-trial custody.
- Open the official Booking and Release page on the sheriff website.
- Select Name, Booking date, or Release date from the search control.
- Enter the known name or date and review matching booking cards.
- Check booking date, release date, charges, bond, and photo where shown.
- Call the detention center if the card is missing, unclear, or release status is urgent.
The image below comes from the official Georgetown County Booking and Release page and shows the public roster format used for this facility.
The roster can show released entries as well as active bookings, so always read the release date field before assuming someone is still in custody.
Georgetown County Jail Custody Flow
A local arrest normally moves from arrest to booking, then bond court or an initial appearance, then continued jail custody, release on bond, or transfer. Georgetown County Bond Court is listed by the South Carolina Judicial Branch at the same Browns Ferry Road address as the detention center. That makes the facility the local hub for booking and bond proceedings after many arrests.
Arrest to booking to bond court is not the same as a final criminal case outcome. Charges can change after prosecutors and courts review the case. Posting bond allows release under court conditions, but it does not dismiss the charge. A no-bond hold, another county warrant, SCDC hold, federal hold, ICE detainer, probation issue, or court order can block release even when a local bond amount appears.
| Step | What Happens | Primary Source |
|---|---|---|
| Booking | Photo, fingerprints, background check, charge entry, property intake | Sheriff detention center duties |
| Bond court | Release terms, bond amount, or no-bond status may be set | Georgetown County Bond Court |
| Court case | Formal charge records, hearings, and dispositions develop | Clerk of Court and SC Judicial Branch |
| Transfer | State, federal, or immigration custody may apply after local custody | SCDC, BOP, ICE, or USMS paths |
Visit Georgetown County Detention Center
Use the sheriff's official visitation page before traveling. The research did not locate a captured schedule by day and hour, and the facility can change visits for lockdowns, holidays, emergencies, staffing, and inmate classification. Visitors should expect identity screening and facility rules.
| Visit Type | Schedule | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| In-person public visit | Not located in captured official text | Check sheriff visitation page and call the jail |
| Video visitation | Pay Tel Connect service listed | Confirm scheduling rules and any current fees |
| Attorney or legal visit | Not located in captured official text | Confirm directly with the detention center |
Note: Do not travel for a visit until custody status, visitation eligibility, and current facility rules have been confirmed with official jail sources.
Georgetown County Jail Mail and Money
The sheriff phone and commissary page points families to Pay Tel Connect for phone calls, video visitation, messaging, photo sharing, and mail scan. The same research notes a McDaniel Supply Company commissary reference on sheriff detention pages, but exact deposit fees, kiosk rules, and payment methods were not located in the captured official text. Do not assume a kiosk, web fee, or card fee without checking the current page or calling the jail.
| Service | Provider or Route | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Phone calls | Pay Tel Connect | Official sheriff page lists Pay Tel communication services |
| Video visitation | Pay Tel Connect | Scheduling details must be confirmed through current jail rules |
| Messaging and photo sharing | Pay Tel Connect | Listed as available communication services |
| Mail scan | Pay Tel Connect | Use the sheriff inmate-mail page for current mail instructions |
| Commissary | McDaniel Supply Company reference | Exact fee table not located in the research capture |
The official phone and commissary page is the best source for current communication routing.
Because vendor rules can change, confirm account setup, help options, and service availability before sending money or scheduling a remote visit.
Georgetown County Detention Center Mail
The sheriff has an official inmate-mail page, and the communication research notes that Pay Tel mail scan is available. Exact public addressing format, legal-mail handling, and prohibited-item lists were not captured in the research text. Personal mail and legal mail should be handled under current jail rules, and legal mail should not be treated like ordinary personal correspondence unless the facility says so.
The screenshot below is from the official Georgetown County inmate mail page.
Use that current page before mailing because jail mail rules can change faster than public summaries.
Georgetown County Detention Center Programs
The official duty list gives several local program and operations facts. The detention center manages inmate labor working for county agencies and inmates who pick up litter along county roadways. It also provides clothing, food, and medical services. Those facts are useful, but they are not a complete treatment-program catalog. The researched public pages did not locate a grievance procedure, education schedule, religious-services list, or detailed medical request process.
The sheriff PREA page supplies sexual-abuse reporting and standards context. ABC News 4 reported in September 2025 that the sheriff's office implemented OverWatch, described as a biometric or monitoring system aimed at reducing overdose deaths in correctional environments. Treat that as recent jail-safety context, not as a substitute for official medical policy.
Important: The detention center can confirm only current custody and facility rules; court outcomes and certified case files come from court sources.
Transfers From Georgetown County Detention Center
If a Georgetown County defendant is sentenced to state prison, the search path changes to the SCDC incarcerated inmate search. SCDC says its locator covers inmates currently sentenced to and incarcerated in SCDC as of midnight the previous day. It does not cover county detainees, released SCDC offenders, parole or probation, juveniles housed with SCDC, or current SCDC fugitives.
Federal and immigration custody are also separate. The BOP inmate locator is for federal inmates and federal custody records. ICE ODLS is for immigration detainee location. A federal hold or ICE detainer may affect release from Georgetown County Detention Center, even when the public booking card lists a local bond amount.