Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Clarendon County, South Carolina, has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clarendon County is held at the county jail, run by the Clarendon 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: Clarendon County public records, Clarendon County arrest records, Clarendon County warrants, Clarendon County criminal records, Clarendon County court records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Clarendon County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clarendon County is held at the county jail, run by the Clarendon County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Clarendon County Sheriff's Office at clarendoncountysc.gov/our-government/detention-center (page title: Detention Center | Clarendon County SC), phone 866.727.2846, 320 E. Boyce Street Manning, SC 29102, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 866.727.2846.
The Clarendon County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 55 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 152 beds, and it ran at 36 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Clarendon County has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Clarendon County Jail
The Clarendon County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Manning and Summerton make the arrests that end in a booking in Clarendon County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Clarendon County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Clarendon County Sheriff's Office's 343 for 2025, Manning's 270 for 2025 and Summerton's 90 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Clarendon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 613 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 Clarendon 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 Clarendon County?
Ask the Clarendon County Sheriff's Office at 866.727.2846; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at clarendoncountysc.gov.
How many people are in the Clarendon County jail?
About 55 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 152 beds.
What is the phone number for the Clarendon County jail?
866.727.2846, the number on the page of the Clarendon County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Clarendon 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 Clarendon 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.