The South Carolina Department of Corrections runs the search for people in South Carolina state prisons. Here is how to use it, what it covers, and where to look if the person is not there.
- Agency
- South Carolina Department of Corrections
- Official search
- Inmate Search
How to search the SCDC inmate list
The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) runs a public search called Inmate Search.
- It does not cover people released from SCDC, people sentenced to county detention centers, or people on parole, probation or other community supervision.
- Current SCDC fugitives are not included either.
South Carolina state prisons we list
We do not copy the South Carolina prison inmate list yet. These are the state prisons in our South Carolina directory, with address, phone and visiting basics. Use the department's search above to find a person.
- Allendale Correctional Institution State prison in Fairfax
- Birchwood Institution State prison in Columbia
- Broad River Correctional Institution State prison in Columbia
- Coastal Regional Evaluation Center State prison in Ridgeville
- Evans Correctional Institution State prison in Bennettsville
- G. Werber Bryan Psychiatric Hospital State prison in Columbia
- Goodman Correctional Institution State prison in Columbia
- Graham (camille Griffin) Correctional Institution State prison in Columbia
- John G Richards Institution State prison in Columbia
- Kershaw Correctional Institution State prison in Kershaw
- Kirkland Correctional Institution State prison in Columbia
- Leath Correctional Institution State prison in Greenwood
- Lee Correctional Institution State prison in Bishopville
- Lieber Correctional Institution State prison in Ridgeville
- Livesay Correctional Institution-A Camp State prison in Spartanburg
- Livesay Correctional Institution-B Camp State prison in Spartanburg
- Macdougall Correctional Institution State prison in Ridgeville
- Manning Reentry / Work Release Center State prison in Columbia
- McCormick Correctional Institution State prison in McCormick
- Midlands Regional Evaluation Center State prison in Columbia
- Palmer Pre-Release Center State prison in Florence
- Perry Correctional Institution State prison in Pelzer
- Ridgeland Correctional Institution State prison in Ridgeland
- Trenton Correctional Institution State prison in Trenton
- Turbeville Correctional Institution State prison in Turbeville
- Tyger River Correctional Institution State prison in Enoree
- Upstate Regional Evaluation Center State prison in Union
- Wateree River Correctional Institution State prison in Rembert
State prison, county jail or federal prison?
The South Carolina Department of Corrections holds people serving state prison sentences. Someone arrested in the last few days is almost always in a county jail instead, and will not show up in the state prison search yet. For a recent arrest, start with the county: open our South Carolina page and pick the county where the arrest happened.
People sentenced for federal crimes are held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own search. See federal inmate search (BOP).
After you find them
- Visits: most prisons require you to be on the person's approved visitor list first. How visiting works.
- Money: how to send money and how commissary works.
- Mail and calls: sending mail, phone calls and video visits.
- Release and transfer alerts: VINE notifications.
Questions
Someone was just arrested in South Carolina. Will they be in the SCDC search?
Usually not. People who were just arrested are held in a county jail first. They are moved to a state prison only after a sentence to state prison. Check the county jail where the arrest happened.
Is searchinmates.org part of the South Carolina Department of Corrections?
No. searchinmates.org is a private website. It is not affiliated with the South Carolina Department of Corrections or any government agency. The department's own search is the source of record.
Sources
We opened each of these pages on October 14, 2026. Rules and numbers change, so check the source before you act.
- Inmate Search, South Carolina Department of Corrections. How the search works and what it covers.
- Correctional Institutions, Bureau of Justice Statistics. How jails (run locally) differ from prisons (run by a state or the federal government).
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