Charleston County jail inmate search

To check who is in custody, use the Charleston County Inmate Search, which the Charleston County Sheriff's Office runs. It lets you find current detainees by name, arrest date, or booking date; a checkbox can include past bookings in your results. A new arrival's name won't appear until photos, fingerprinting, and property intake are done.

Intake for new arrests happens at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center. The Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center: Processing page says officers log personal belongings, photograph and fingerprint the person, and assign a classification. The person then waits for a bond hearing once those steps are done. Intake takes time, so call the jail when a recent arrest doesn't show online.

The Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center and Visitor Information page lists numbers for the jail and related offices:

• Sheriff's Office main line: (843) 202-7200
• Sheriff's Office alternate main line: (843) 202-7222
• Central Bond Hearing: (843) 746-9822, for bond hearing times
• Detention Center Victim Witness Office: (843) 529-7471, for victim and witness services

For general custody questions, call the main lines.

The Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center, at 3841 Leeds Ave., North Charleston, SC 29405, is the main jail. The Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center and Visitor Information page says detainees are held in this building, which also houses the lobby payment kiosk. At 3870 Leeds Ave Suite 106, North Charleston, SC 29405, the nearby Centralized Bond Hearing office holds video bond hearings.

Charleston County Sheriff's Office deputies are in charge of the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center. On the Charleston County Inmate Search page you can search current detainees.

Public visits are video only, and an online Securus account is needed to book a time. According to the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center and Visitor Information page, these visiting rules apply:

• Before getting a visit, the person must be held at least 72 hours.
• A detainee may have up to 3 online visits in each 7 day period.
• Up to 30 minutes is the limit for each video visit.

Tablets receive scans of personal letters. Send mail to the Incarcerated Individual and ID#, Charleston, SC County Jail, in care of Securus Digital Mail Center, PO Box 20207, Tampa, FL 33622.

The jail's cashless store is called commissary. To cover that week's canteen, put money in before 8:00 a.m. on Monday. To add money to an inmate's books, visit the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center and Visitor Information page. Fund phones at Securus, and pay through the lobby kiosk, a money order sent to 3841 Leeds Ave., or TouchPayOnline.

Right after booking, each person receives 1 free local telephone call. Every later call is collect or charged to a prepaid account. The jail's telephone system is run by Securus. For phone rules, see the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center and Visitor Information page. You can open a prepaid account online at Securus or by calling (800) 844-6591.

Names, photos, and arrest records don't appear on County Jail Lookup. The details the county publishes are on the Charleston County Inmate Search.

Money or a written promise that guarantees the person returns for court is called a bond. At 10 a.m. each day, video bond hearings take place; on weekdays, sessions also begin at 2 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center: Processing says family may attend; it lists 3870 Leeds Ave Suite 106 as the location.

Judges in South Carolina grant release on own recognizance, meaning a promise to appear without paying, or they set a bond that's cash or surety. A commercial bail bondsman, a full cash bond, or a cash deposit up to 10% may be required by the courts.

Detainees must finish intake and have a bond hearing before release. Check the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center: Processing page, or call (843) 202-7200 or (843) 746-9822 with release questions.