Georgetown Detention Center Releases
Georgetown County Detention Center is the county's main booking and confinement site. It holds people arrested by the Sheriff's Office, Georgetown City Police, Andrews Police, South Carolina Highway Patrol, and other agencies. It may also house assigned state or federal prisoners. That mixed population makes the destination after departure as important as the departure itself.
A community release may follow bond, a court order, dismissal, time served, sentence completion, or another lawful authority. A departure can also be a transfer to SCDC, another jail, federal custody, treatment, a hospital, or ICE when an immigration link is documented. The public entry does not identify the release type, authority, or destination. Avoid treating every timestamp as a return home.
An exact Georgetown release time confirms departure from GCDC, not freedom from every other custodian or later supervision.
Confirm a Georgetown County Release
The Sheriff Booking and Release page accepts a name, booking date, or release date. Name searches require at least three characters in the page script. Match the record with date of birth, age, sex, booking time, arresting agency, charges, and photograph rather than relying on name alone.
- Select the Name option for a known person or Release date for a known day.
- Open the matching entry and note the exact booking and release timestamps.
- Read the arresting agency and charge data to identify the related court track.
- If the destination is unclear, check Georgetown's court docket, VINE, current SCDC search, BOP, or ICE as the facts warrant.
- Request the underlying release record when the reason, authority, or receiving agency matters.
A blank release field usually appears on a current entry, but it is not an explicit "in custody" label. A missing name is also inconclusive because spelling, posting delay, expungement, or archive changes can affect a result. For the full sequence, use the Georgetown County released-inmate search.
Georgetown Release Record Fields
The visible Sheriff entry supplies a useful but incomplete record. It can show a photo, displayed name, sex, age, date of birth, release timestamp, booking timestamp, arresting agency, charges, and bond amounts where present. It does not display a booking number, disposition, destination, or clear custody label.
| Field to request | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Release reason and authority | Separates bond, court order, time served, dismissal, and transfer. |
| Destination or receiving agency | Shows community return versus continued custody. |
| Booking number and case number | Connects the correct jail episode to the court file. |
| Supervision referral | Identifies parole, probation, or other community control. |
| Booking photograph date | Ties an image to the correct admission. |
Request Georgetown Release Records
Use the Sheriff's FOIA page and ask for existing documents, not an open-ended explanation. Identify the person, date of birth, approximate booking and release dates, and incident or case number if known. Ask for the booking sheet, exact release time, reason, releasing authority, destination, booking number, and public intake photo. Request electronic delivery and an estimate before costs exceed a chosen limit.
Georgetown County Sheriff's Office FOIAPO Box 1292
Georgetown, SC 29442
843-546-5102
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; legal holidays closed
The posted Sheriff schedule lists $0.35 per page, staff time at $20 per hour with specialized staff potentially higher, and $5 for photos, audio, or video supplied on CD or DVD. A deposit of up to 25 percent may be required. South Carolina FOIA generally allows ten business days for an availability decision on records no more than 24 months old and twenty business days for older records, followed by production periods set in the statute.
Georgetown Bond Court Timing
Bond data follows local court processing. The official Bond Court page lists county sessions at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Georgetown Municipal at 11 a.m., and Andrews Municipal at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. The arresting agency shown on the booking entry helps identify the likely court track.
GCDC states that it does not accept bond money and does not decide disposition or release dates. Charges can wait for warrant service, while bond information can wait for court paperwork. A posted dollar amount proves only that bond information is present. It does not prove payment or physical release. Use the exact Sheriff release timestamp as the county departure marker.
Property After Georgetown Transfer
The Detention Center FAQ documents a time-sensitive property process. An authorized person may collect property Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The visitor needs photo identification matching the name placed on an inmate-completed Property Release Form.
When a person transfers to SCDC or another facility, GCDC holds the property for 30 days. Unclaimed property is then destroyed. A family member should confirm both the transfer and the signed authorization before traveling. The public sources do not establish release-processing hours, a public waiting point, transportation, gate money, or weekend and holiday mechanics, so those details require a direct call to the facility.
Georgetown Jail and Replacement
The operating jail opened in March 1996 and has a published capacity of 212. The Sheriff's history describes it as Georgetown County's sixth jail since 1769. A replacement facility is under construction on Browns Ferry Road, but it is not yet a separate source of release records.
The January 2026 project update describes about 250 beds and an expected opening in early 2027; earlier plans described 256 beds. The screenshot below records that official project source.
The new campus also includes a separate reentry building. Until officials announce opening and record migration, use the current GCDC address and Sheriff release tools.
Reentry After Georgetown Release
The Sheriff's Reentry Program story shows a local bridge across the custody line. One participant completed a final GED test virtually after release occurred before the test date.
The story does not prove supervision status or offer a locator. It does show why program participation can continue after a booking receives a release timestamp. Active supervision should still be checked with SCDPPPS.
A person who leaves GCDC under a court order may still have an open Georgetown case, probation duties, or a later court date. Search the Georgetown Public Index by party and case details to read the docket in order. A bond order, dismissal, sentence, or remand can explain the authority for departure, but the court entry may not show the exact minute the person walked out. Pair it with the Sheriff's release timestamp.
If the person instead moved to SCDC, use the current SCDC incarcerated search first. A present state-prison result means the county facility released the person to another custodian, not to the community. For a possible federal matter, establish the connection through the arresting agency or court record before using the BOP locator or federal docket. A USMS detainee may be housed at GCDC and later moved while still under federal authority.
SC VINE adds a person-specific status and alert channel. Georgetown County Detention Center is a verified participant, but an alert can reflect a transfer as well as release. Preserve the reporting agency and alert time, then confirm the destination with GCDC or the receiving system. If the public record remains unclear, request the release reason, authority, and destination through Sheriff FOIA rather than filling the gap with an assumption.