Beaufort County Detention Center
The Beaufort County Detention Center is the county jail in Beaufort, not on Hilton Head Island. Where it is, how to look up someone in custody, how visiting is arranged, putting money on an account, and how bonds work.
Where the Beaufort County Detention Center Is
The detention center is at 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, SC 29902, and holds people arrested anywhere in the county, Hilton Head Island included. There is no jail on the island. The main phone is (843) 255-5200. The county’s own pages are the source for everything below, and the jail’s rules can change, so check them before you go.
Finding Someone in the Beaufort County Detention Center
The county runs its own Inmate Inquiry System, and we do not copy it, so you always see the current record. South Carolina’s VINE service, linked from the same county page, notifies victims when a person’s custody status changes. Court dates and charges on an old case are in the Public Index, not here.
Visiting the Beaufort County Detention Center
Visits are by registration. The county’s inmate handbook tells visitors to register at icsolutions.com or jailatm.com and says visiting times vary, so there is no fixed weekly schedule to list here. Register and book a time before you drive to Beaufort. The handbook’s full rules are on the county’s inmate rules and procedures page.
Inmate Money, Mail and Phone Accounts
Money goes onto an inmate’s account by money order or cashier’s check through the mail, or instantly online at jailpackstore.com. Phone calls are collect calls with a 10-minute limit, recorded and monitored, and accounts are set up through IC Solutions at 1-888-506-8407. Jail calls are recorded, so assume anything said on one is on the record.
Mail goes through an outside processor, not to Ribaut Road. The county’s format is the detention center’s name, the inmate’s full name and ID number, then P.O. Box 16120, Jonesboro, AR 72401. The handbook bars oversized post, greeting cards, perfumed letters and Polaroids, limits photos to 5 by 7 inches, and caps an inmate at six photos. Books and magazines come only from the publisher, and packages need prior approval.
Bonds After an Arrest on Hilton Head
A person arrested on the island is booked here. The county says the first appearance is normally within 24 hours, when bond is set and the person is advised of their rights. The magistrate courts handle bond, and the offices are in Beaufort and Bluffton, listed on the courts page. Most personal property is not kept by an inmate, and money and valuables are inventoried and stored until release.
To report something on the island, the Sheriff’s non-emergency line is on the police and EMS page, not the jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the Beaufort County Detention Center?
At 100 Ribaut Road in Beaufort, SC 29902, phone (843) 255-5200. There is no jail on Hilton Head Island.
How do I find someone in the Beaufort County Detention Center?
Use the inmate search on the county’s detention center page. SC VINE can also send notices when custody status changes.
What are the Beaufort County Detention Center visiting hours?
The county says visiting times vary and sends visitors to icsolutions.com or jailatm.com to register, so register and book a time first.
How do I put money on an inmate account?
By money order or cashier’s check through the mail, or online at jailpackstore.com, per the county’s inmate handbook.
Who sets bond for someone arrested on Hilton Head?
The county says the first appearance is normally within 24 hours, when bond is set. The magistrate courts, in Beaufort and Bluffton, handle bond.
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