This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or pull official booking records. For official action or a certified record, use the government office that maintains the record.
Where to Route a Beaufort County Jail or Records Question
Use the contact details below for Beaufort County custody, sheriff, and public-records questions.
- Beaufort County Detention Center: 100 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC 29902, phone (843) 255-5200, mailing address PO Drawer 1228, Beaufort, SC 29901.
- Beaufort County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff P.J. Tanner, general phone 843-255-3200.
- Beaufort County FOIA Services: submit online through the JustFOIA public portal.
- FOIA phone assistance: FOIA Specialist 843-255-2252.
- FOIA mail: Beaufort County FOIA Services, c/o Communications and Accountability, Post Office Drawer 1228, Beaufort, SC 29901-1228.
For South Carolina public records, Beaufort County requests are handled under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, Title 30, Chapter 4, including Section 30-4-30.
- For someone held locally, start with jail inmate records and the Beaufort County Detention Center phone line.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and the county roster or FOIA route.
- For charges after an arrest, check court records after a jail arrest through the South Carolina Judicial Branch public index.
- For a specific local facility, use the footer link for Beaufort County Detention Center.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the South Carolina Department of Corrections incarcerated inmate search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.