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 on September 24, 2026.
Newberry County, South Carolina, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Newberry County is held at the county jail, run by the Newberry 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: Newberry County public records, Newberry County arrest records, Newberry County warrants, Newberry County criminal records, Newberry County court records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Newberry County
The county jail, run by the Newberry County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Newberry County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Newberry County Sheriff's Office at newberrycounty.gov/sheriffs-office/newberry-county-detention-center (page title: Newberry County Detention Center | Newberry County, SC), phone (803) 321-2211, 550 Wilson Road Newberry, SC 29108, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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) 321-2211.
The Newberry County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 53 people, down from about 75 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 134 beds, and it ran at 56 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Newberry County has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 14 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Newberry County Jail
The Newberry County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Newberry, Whitmire and Prosperity make the arrests that end in a booking in Newberry County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Newberry County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Newberry County Sheriff's Office's 659 for 2025, Newberry's 462 for 2025 and Prosperity's 46 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Newberry County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,195 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 Newberry 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 Newberry County?
Ask the Newberry County Sheriff's Office at (803) 321-2211; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at newberrycounty.gov.
How many people are in the Newberry County jail?
About 53 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 134 beds.
What is the phone number for the Newberry County jail?
(803) 321-2211, the number on the page of the Newberry County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Newberry 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 Newberry 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.