Colleton County Detention Center Overview
Colleton County Detention Center is operated by the Colleton County Sheriff's Office. The facility is the only detention facility listed in the Colleton County facility map, and it functions as the county jail for sheriff arrests, Walterboro Police Department arrestees after transfer, General Sessions or courthouse holds, and other agency holds. The detention center is a county jail, not a state prison, federal prison, or immigration detention center.
The official county healthcare-services solicitation from 2013 described the jail as holding both male and female detainees and some sentenced inmates, generally serving less than 12 months. That same official document is useful for local operating context because current capacity and program detail are thin on the sheriff page. It should still be treated as an older procurement source, not as a current jail manual.
Colleton County Detention Center Population
The best current local count in the research is the official roster endpoint's 78 public records on June 29, 2026. That is a current roster count at inspection, not a capacity number or average daily population. The best official local average found was the 2013 detention healthcare solicitation's 90 average daily population over the prior 12 months. The same solicitation asked vendors to price a base population averaging up to 110 inmates for medical services.
The public roster can show race, sex, age, arrest date, mugshot, held-for agency, and hold reasons, but it should not be used to publish a fresh demographic breakdown without a current official aggregate report. The public search hides full date of birth, and sampled records did not show public housing-unit values.
Search Colleton County Detention Center Inmates
The correct lookup channel for this county jail is the Colleton County Current Inmates roster. It is a Zuercher/Public Safety Suite Pro portal linked from the sheriff site. The roster covers people publicly listed in county jail custody. It does not cover people who have already moved into SCDC prison custody, federal BOP custody, or adult ICE detention unless they are still being held by the Colleton County jail on a local or agency hold.
- Open the Current Inmates roster and read the public disclaimer before using the record.
- Search by name first, then narrow by arrest date if the booking window is known.
- Use held-for agency when the arrest involved the Sheriff's Office, Walterboro Police Department, General Sessions, or another agency.
- Read the hold reasons for warrant labels, bond type, bond amount, issuing county, warrant number, and judge where present.
- Call the jail for live custody confirmation before visiting, posting bond, or sending money.
The official sheriff divisions page includes the detention division and current-inmates link. A screenshot from that sheriff divisions page shows the detention contact and inmate-service links used for this facility.
Those sheriff links are the official bridge from the county website to the roster, visitation vendor, detention rules, and money-deposit channel.
Colleton County Detention Center Contact
The detention center and the sheriff headquarters are different public counters. Use the detention center for jail custody, inmate information, attorney visitation scheduling, and jail-specific questions. Use the Sheriff's Office Records Unit or FOIA email for report copies, older records, or public-record requests that go beyond a live custody check.
Colleton County Detention Center
22 Klein Street
Walterboro, SC 29488
843-549-5742
Fax: 843-549-4321
Colleton County Sheriff's Office
394 Mable T. Willis Blvd.
Walterboro, SC 29488
843-549-2211
Records: 843-549-1203
Visit Colleton County Detention Center
The sheriff divisions page links SmartJailMail for video visitation scheduling and for detention center rules and procedures. The county page did not publish a full social in-person visit schedule, dress code, visit length, or visitor-list rule. Attorney visitation may be scheduled through SmartJailMail or by phone at the detention center.
| Visit Type | Official Channel | Published Schedule or Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Video visitation | SmartJailMail | Schedule through the vendor link from the sheriff page. |
| Detention rules | SmartJailMail rules/procedures link | Exact rules were not reproduced on the county page. |
| Attorney visitation | SmartJailMail or 843-549-5742 | Attorneys may schedule through the vendor or by phone. |
| In-person social visits | Not published on county page | Confirm with the jail before traveling. |
Money and Mail at Colleton County Detention Center
The official county page identifies two inmate-account deposit channels. A lobby kiosk at 22 Klein Street accepts cash, credit cards, and debit cards during posted kiosk hours. Internet deposits are handled through McDaniel Supply Company/JailPackStore. The county page did not publish commissary order limits, delivery days, a phone-rate schedule, or a full mail-address format.
| Service | Provider or Location | Posted Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Lobby deposits | Jail kiosk at 22 Klein Street | Weekdays 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. excluding holidays; weekends and holidays 7:30-9:00 a.m. and 5:30-7:00 p.m. |
| Internet deposits | McDaniel Supply Company / JailPackStore | County page says inmates may receive funds into their account online. |
| Video and rules | SmartJailMail | Official county-linked route for video visitation and detention rules. |
| Mail format | Not published on county page | Confirm with the detention center or vendor rules before mailing. |
The deposit page captured in the manifest comes from the McDaniel Supply Company store entry point.
The vendor route is useful for funds, but custody status should still be confirmed with the jail before money is sent.
Booking at Colleton County Detention Center
A typical local path starts with arrest or warrant service by the Sheriff's Office, Walterboro Police Department, another local agency, a court, or an outside agency. The person is delivered to Colleton County Detention Center, identified, booked, photographed, and entered into the custody system if accepted for housing. The public roster then may show name, race, sex, age, arrest date, held-for agency, mugshot, and hold reasons.
Hold reasons are the most useful public booking field because they can show warrant type, failure-to-pay status, issuing jurisdiction, warrant number, bond type, bond amount, and setting judge. The public roster does not show a full jail file. Booking number, fingerprints, property inventory, medical status, booking time, and detailed housing were not visible in the sampled public output.
Bond and Holds at Colleton County Detention Center
Bond information appears in the roster's hold reasons field rather than as one clean public bond table. Sample records showed Cash/Surety, No Bond, Other, Additional Hold, failure-to-pay entries, and bond amounts tied to specific warrants or holds. A separate agency or court hold can prevent release even when bond is posted on another matter.
For bond status, start with the roster, then call the detention center at 843-549-5742 to confirm current custody, eligibility, payment method, and timing. Magistrate and traffic court matters may involve the centralized court at the Padgett Building, 40 Klein Street, Walterboro, phone 843-549-1122. General Sessions criminal matters move through the Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor and court records.
Colleton County Detention Center Care Background
The 2013 official healthcare-services solicitation provides unusually specific operating detail. It required a provider capable of written correctional healthcare policies, quarterly health statistics to jail administration and the sheriff, complete patient-care records, licensed or certified staff, and a startup plan. It also listed minimum on-site nursing coverage of 12 hours per day seven days a week, on-call coverage for the remaining 12 hours, mental-health services at least six hours per week, and doctor service at least one hour per week.
Because that source is older, it should be described as official background, not a guarantee of today's staffing schedule. South Carolina local detention standards also govern medical and mental-health screening, orientation, incident reporting, discipline, mail, visitation, telephone access, work, classification, and death reporting. Colleton did not publish a full current inmate handbook in the reviewed county pages.
Colleton County Detention Center Records
For records beyond live custody, use the Sheriff's Office records and FOIA channels. Reports filed during the past 14 days can be inspected in person at the Sheriff's Office from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Older reports go through the FOIA tab. Named or involved people can request copies through Records by phone or email.
The Colleton County Sheriff's Office FOIA page lists ccso-foia@colletoncounty.org, a 2026 FOIA request form, South Carolina FOIA timing, exemptions, and fees. Search, retrieval, and redaction are posted at $25.00 per hour. The page also says body-worn camera video is not a public record subject to disclosure under FOIA.
Colleton County Detention Transfers
No state prison, federal prison, ICE facility, or separate regional jail was found inside Colleton County in the official facility review. A person sentenced to South Carolina prison should be searched in the SCDC incarcerated inmate search after transfer and processing. A federal sentenced prisoner should be searched through BOP, and an adult immigration detainee should be searched through ICE ODLS.
Note: Confirm custody, visit status, and account rules with the detention center or official vendor before traveling or sending funds.