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 September 30, 2026.
Kershaw County, South Carolina, has about 72,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Kershaw County is held at the county jail, run by the Kershaw 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Kershaw County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Kershaw County is held at the county jail, run by the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office at kershaw.sc.gov/services/facility-locations/sheriff-s-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Kershaw County, SC), phone (803) 425-1512, 821 Ridgeway Road Lugoff, SC 29078, 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) 425-1512.
The Kershaw County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 110 people, down from about 110 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 89 beds, and it ran at 122 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Kershaw County has about 72,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Kershaw County Jail
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Camden and Elgin make the arrests that end in a booking in Kershaw County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Kershaw County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office's 1,242 for 2025, Camden's 492 for 2025 and Elgin's 116 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Kershaw County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,850 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 Kershaw 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 Kershaw County?
Ask the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office at (803) 425-1512; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at kershaw.sc.gov.
How many people are in the Kershaw County jail?
About 110 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 89 beds.
What is the phone number for the Kershaw County jail?
(803) 425-1512, the number on the page of the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Kershaw 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 Kershaw 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.