Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Bamberg County, South Carolina, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bamberg County is held at the county jail, run by the Bamberg County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Bamberg County public records, Bamberg County arrest records, Bamberg County warrants, Bamberg County criminal records, Bamberg County court records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Bamberg County
The county jail, run by the Bamberg County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Bamberg County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Bamberg County Sheriff's Office at bambergcounty.sc.gov/public-safety/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Bamberg County, SC), phone 803-245-3018, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 803-245-3018.
The Bamberg County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 14 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 64 beds, and it ran at 22 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Bamberg County has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Bamberg County Jail
The Bamberg County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Denmark, Bamberg and Ehrhardt make the arrests that end in a booking in Bamberg County.
The FBI's agency list also places one campus police department, five state agencies and one state police unit in Bamberg County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Bamberg's 130 for 2025, the Bamberg County Sheriff's Office's 65 for 2025 and Denmark's 30 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Bamberg County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 225 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Bamberg County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the South Carolina Department of Corrections lists its inmates at doc.sc.gov/inmate-search-disclaimer.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Bamberg County?
Ask the Bamberg County Sheriff's Office at 803-245-3018; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at bambergcounty.sc.gov.
How many people are in the Bamberg County jail?
About 14 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 64 beds.
What is the phone number for the Bamberg County jail?
803-245-3018, the number on the page of the Bamberg County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Bamberg County go?
To a facility of the South Carolina Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.sc.gov/inmate-search-disclaimer.
Is this the official Bamberg County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.