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.
Calhoun County, South Carolina, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Calhoun County is held at the county jail, run by the Calhoun 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: Calhoun County public records, Calhoun County arrest records, Calhoun County warrants, Calhoun County criminal records, Calhoun County court records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Calhoun County
The county jail, run by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Calhoun County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office at calhounscsheriff.com (page title: Calhoun County SC Sheriff's Office, Jail & Inmate Information), phone 803-539-2091, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Calhoun County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 47 people, up from about 42 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 36 beds, and it ran at 132 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Calhoun County has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 33 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Calhoun County Jail
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for St. Matthews and Cameron make the arrests that end in a booking in Calhoun County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Calhoun County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office's 148 for 2023, St. Matthews's 20 for 2025 and Cameron's 0 for 2023.
Together, the three agencies in Calhoun County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 166 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County?
Look on the custody page of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office at calhounscsheriff.com, or call 803-539-2091. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Calhoun County jail?
About 47 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 36 beds.
What is the phone number for the Calhoun County jail?
803-539-2091, the number on the page of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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.