Beaufort County Jail Roster Views
The Beaufort County Detention Center publishes an Inmate Inquiry System with several roster views instead of one plain name-search box. The available views include current inmate population sorted by last name, current inmate population sorted by booking date, inmates booked within the last 72 hours, inmates released within the last 15 days, and inmates booked within the last 90 days. These roster links are county-level custody records. They are useful for recent arrests, current confinement, release checks, and quick review of booking details tied to local court matters.
The Beaufort Detention Center inmate inquiry page is the county source for roster links.
The roster page matters because Beaufort County separates current population, booking-date, release, and 90-day booking views, so users should pick the view that matches the custody question.
The roster is not the same thing as a full criminal case file. Jail records show custody and booking data, while the full prosecution, plea, disposition, and sentence are court records. If the person has moved from local custody to a South Carolina prison, the county roster may no longer be the right source. In that case, the state prison search and VINELink are the better fallbacks.
Search Beaufort County Inmate Records
Start with the county roster view that matches the time frame. A newly arrested person may appear in the booked-within-72-hours feed before a court case is easy to find. A person released after bond, court order, or sentence completion may be easier to check in the released-within-15-days view. Current custody questions usually fit the current population list sorted by last name or booking date.
- Open the Beaufort County Inmate Inquiry System.
- Select the roster view that fits the question, such as current population, recent bookings, recent releases, or 90-day bookings.
- Use the listed name, booking date, and charge details to confirm the record belongs to the right person.
- Review the charge block for bond, court, warrant number, arresting agency, and related case clues.
- Use SCDC or VINELink when the person is no longer found in the county roster but may still be in custody.
The recent booking XML feed showed a public booked-within-72-hours data feed when the research was inspected.
The XML feed is unusually detailed for a county roster because it can expose booking, charge, bond, court, photo, and VINELink fields in one custody record.
Beaufort County Roster Fields
The county jail lookup works more like a set of roster lists than a traditional search form. The captured field inventory from Beaufort County shows roster view as the main choice, with names, dates, release information, and VINE links displayed or used as context within the feed. Use the field table as a check list when comparing an inmate roster entry to a court file or bond record.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roster view | Link/list | Yes | Current population by last name, booking date, last 72 hours, released last 15 days, or booked last 90 days. |
| Name | Displayed/search context | No | XML exposes last, first, and middle names. |
| Booking date/time | List sorting/filter | No | Booking-date view and XML date/time fields support recent-custody review. |
| Release date/time | List sorting/filter | No | Released-last-15-days view and XML release fields can confirm recent release. |
| VINE link | Linked field | No | XML includes a VINELink subject-search URL for custody notification. |
Note: Address fields appeared in the inmate XML sample, while Public Index court records no longer display home addresses as of January 1, 2026.
Beaufort County Inmate Profile Details
A Beaufort County inmate record can show more than a name and booking date. The inspected booked-within-72-hours feed included roster metadata, demographic fields, custody dates, charge data, bond amounts, court names, warrant numbers, photo links, and VINELink links. Those fields help distinguish a jail booking from the later court record. A charge listed in the roster may still be pending, amended, dismissed, or moved into another court record after first appearance and prosecution review.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name and demographics | Last, first, middle, race, sex, date of birth, age, height, and weight where present. |
| Booking identifiers | Booking number, name number, booking date/time, date in, time in, and release date/time where released. |
| Photo and VINE links | Mugshot image URL and VINELink subject-search link when available in the feed. |
| Arrest details | Arresting agency, arresting officer, booking number, and custody dates tied to the arrest block. |
| Offense details | Statute code, warrant number, charge description, bond amount, and court name. |
| Sample court link | The inspected sample included a municipal court name in a charge block, showing how jail data can point back to a traffic or criminal venue. |
Beaufort County Detention Center
The local jail facility is the Beaufort County Detention Center. County materials describe it as a direct-supervision facility opened in 1992, with a mission focused on safe custody, state and federal compliance, inmate programs, and staff training. The research file lists a rated capacity of 255, a 2024 average daily population of 189, 3,467 annual bookings in 2024, and an average length of stay of 6 days. Those figures give useful context for why the roster changes often.
Beaufort County Detention Center
100 Ribaut Road
Beaufort, SC 29902
843-255-5200
Mailing: PO Drawer 1228, Beaufort, SC 29901
Questions about current custody, account deposits, first appearance timing, or jail procedures should be confirmed with the Detention Center. The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office is led by Sheriff P.J. Tanner, but the inmate roster and jail rules are published through county Detention Center pages.
Beaufort County Booking And Bond
During classification, a booked inmate is interviewed by an officer and receives orientation and an Inmate Handbook. The roster entry may appear while the criminal case is still in its earliest stage. First appearance is the early court step where a judicial officer advises rights, reviews bond, and prepares appointed-counsel application paperwork when needed. Research notes say inmates generally should be seen by a judge within 24 hours, but victim-rights laws may delay first appearance while reasonable victim contact attempts are made.
Bond hearings are held at the Detention Center twice daily. Bonds must be posted at the Detention Center. For inmates held on bench warrants, money to pay bonds or fines must be deposited into inmate accounts. Refunds are mailed between the first and tenth day of the month after the court date. Those bond facts can affect how quickly a roster record changes from current custody to released status.
Beaufort County Inmate Visits
Beaufort County detention rules point visitors to video visitation registration through ICSolutions and/or JailATM. The ICSolutions Beaufort County visitation page says visitors must register at no cost before taking part in video visits, and that offsite users must download and test the computer or mobile application before scheduling. The county research did not locate a fixed daily hour chart, so users should treat the vendor schedule as the live source.
| Visit Type | How to Register/Schedule | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onsite video visitation | Register through ICSolutions and use facility visitation center terminals. | Fee not located in official source | Video visitation replaces traditional glass-partition visits. |
| Offsite video visitation | Register through ICSolutions and download or test the app before scheduling. | Fee-based, varies | Available from Windows, Android, or iOS; internet issues during offsite visits are not refunded. |
| Professional visits | Schedule rules were not fully located in the captured official source. | Not located | Attorneys should confirm professional access directly with the Detention Center. |
Beaufort County Inmate Mail And Money
Mail for an inmate must use the format Beaufort County Detention Center, "Inmate's Full Name" ID#000000, P.O. Box 16120, Jonesboro, AR 72401. Incoming mail is generally unlimited if it follows U.S. Postal Service rules, but correspondence other than privileged mail is opened and inspected for contraband. A full return address is required. The rules exclude oversized postcards, greeting cards, perfumed letters, Polaroids, photos larger than 5 by 7 inches, and packages without prior approval. Books and magazines must come directly from the publisher.
Money deposits by mail must be money order or cashier check only. The research file lists 843-255-5178 for more information. Online deposits use jailpackstore.com, where the depositor creates an account and enters the inmate name and name number. If the name number is not known, the county lists 843-255-5208 as the number to call. Vendor issues route to McDaniel Supply Company at 912-427-9022.
Phone calls use collect-call service through housing-unit phones. Calls are automatically limited to 10 minutes and are subject to recording and monitoring. IC Solutions account support is listed at 1-888-506-8407. The called party can press #9 during the acceptance phase to block future calls from the facility to that number.
State Custody And VINELink
County inmate records are not the end of the search chain. Once a person is sentenced or transferred to state prison, use the South Carolina Department of Corrections inmate search rather than the Beaufort County jail roster. That state tool is the proper fallback for people in SCDC custody.
SCDC search is separate from the county roster because it tracks state prison custody, not local booking or first appearance status.
For custody notification, the county research points to VINELink South Carolina. SAVIN phone access is listed as 1-866-727-2846, and registration requires first and last name plus at least one phone number, with email as an option.
VINELink is best treated as a custody-notification and status fallback, not as a replacement for Beaufort County court records or jail booking data.