Find Berkeley County Inmates

Berkeley County Jail Roster

The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office maintains the official online inmate lookup for current jail custody. The search page displays current inmate population counts and provides fields for a name search and a charge search. Those population counts are dynamic, so a live roster check is better than relying on a saved number or old screenshot.

The roster is local to the Berkeley County jail. It is not the right place for a person already transferred to the South Carolina Department of Corrections after sentencing, and it is not a statewide criminal-history report. For state prison custody, use SCDC. For criminal background checks, the sheriff records page directs users to SLED CATCH rather than a local sheriff search.

The sheriff also promotes the Berkeley County Sheriff SC app through App Store and Google Play links. Official materials describe it as a communication, tips, public-safety news, and resident information app. The research did not verify an app-only inmate lookup, so the inmate records path remains the official web lookup, detention phone lines, SCDC, and VINELink.

Sheriff records management is a separate access channel. The Records Management Office maintains reports submitted by deputies, sends required paperwork to local, state, and federal agencies, maintains dispositions, executes expungement orders, subpoenas, and Rule 5 motions, and keeps incident reports on arrests or charges made by deputies. That office is useful when the custody question also involves an arrest report or public incident report.

Search Berkeley County Inmates

The Berkeley County Sheriff's inmate lookup accepts partial names, which helps when the full spelling is not known. A charge search can also narrow the current custody list by offense terms. If the online result is unclear, use the detention main line or booking number listed below.

1. Open the sheriff inmate lookup and choose the name field or charge field.
2. Enter a full name or a portion of the name if the spelling is uncertain.
3. Use the charge field when the offense is known but the name is incomplete.
4. Review current custody results and compare the details to known charge, case, or court information.
5. Call Hill-Finklea Detention Center when a release, transfer, booking, or identity question cannot be resolved online.

For charges that later become court cases, the jail roster is only one part of the record. Case filings, pleas, dispositions, and sentences belong in the court file, not the jail roster.

If the roster does not answer the question, use the next official channel rather than repeating the same search. Booking can be reached at (843) 719-4876, detention records at (843) 719-4557, and the main detention line at (843) 719-4546. Those phone routes are especially important for recent arrests, releases in process, transfers, or a person whose name may not match the search spelling.

Berkeley County Inmate Search Fields

The official sheriff search fields are simple. They support a current-custody check by name or charge, and the indexed official text states that partial name searches are allowed. That is useful when a booking uses a full legal name, middle initial, or spelling that differs from common use.

Note: A search that returns no match can mean release, transfer, spelling mismatch, sealed status, or a person who was never booked locally.

Berkeley County Inmate Details

A live inmate profile could not be inspected during research because automated access to the sheriff lookup encountered a challenge. For that reason, the page does not claim a verified mugshot, housing unit, date of birth, bond, pod, magistrate, or warrant-number field. The safest use is to treat the roster as a current-custody pointer and confirm case-level detail through the jail, sheriff records office, or court record.

For public report copies tied to an arrest or charge, the Sheriff's Records Management Office requires an in-person request with picture identification. Reports are available to the public after 1:00 p.m. five business days following the day an incident is reported. The same office states that criminal histories and background checks are not conducted locally and must be requested through SLED CATCH.

The Hill-Finklea Detention Center division page describes video visitation, video bond hearings, Smart Tablets, and other custody operations that affect Berkeley County inmate records.

Those custody systems explain why an inmate record may involve video visits, tablet mail delivery, and separate court or bond-hearing records.

Berkeley County Jail Contacts

Hill-Finklea Detention Center is the main Berkeley County jail facility in the research record. County office locations list it at 300 California Avenue in Moncks Corner, while sheriff pages use 223 North Live Oak Drive for public contact. Treat those nearby addresses carefully because the courthouse, detention center, and sheriff facilities sit in the same public-safety area but serve different record needs.

Other detention contacts include Director Randy Demory at (843) 719-4543, Admin Megan King at (843) 719-4543, business-hours main phone (843) 719-3998, booking (843) 719-4876, and records (843) 719-4557.

The facility contact split also helps with older or adjacent records. A current jail custody question should go to the inmate lookup or detention center. A public incident report, arrest report, subpoena response, expungement order, or disposition record may involve sheriff records staff instead. Court outcomes still belong with the court that filed or disposed of the case.

Berkeley County Inmate Visitation

Hill-Finklea Detention Center states that all visitation is conducted strictly through a video visitation system. Visitors should set up an account through SmartInmate. A division page says video visitation was implemented in 2019 and that video bond hearings improved security for victims and witnesses while reducing manpower needs.

Release processing can take between one and four hours once all documentation has been received at the detention center. Personal or valuable property may be released only with inmate approval, and property release hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Berkeley County Inmate Mail

Personal mail must include the sender's name and return address, plus the inmate's full booked name. The jail uses a Smart Communications mail route. Mail should list the inmate full name and booking number, c/o Smart Communication, Berkeley County Detention Center, PO Box 2027, Pinellas Park, FL 33780.

Money orders may be mailed directly to the inmate in the same mail format and made payable to the inmate for the Inmate Canteen account. The lobby kiosk accepts cash or credit cards and charges a processing fee. Internet deposits are available through McDaniel Supply Company / JailPackStore, and the inmate receives immediate access after the transaction.

Berkeley County Custody Tools

The sheriff welcome page links the Berkeley County Sheriff SC mobile app for iPhone and Android. The app was announced as a way to improve communication with residents and visitors, provide public-safety news, support tips, and offer interactive features. The sheriff's materials also state the app is not for emergency reporting and that emergencies should go to 911.

The sheriff welcome page places the app links beside general public-safety contact information.

The app can help residents follow sheriff updates, but the researched inmate search channels still run through the official roster, jail phone lines, SCDC, and VINELink.

For people no longer in county custody, the South Carolina Department of Corrections inmate search is the state-prison route. SCDC also publishes an inmate information line at 1-866-727-2846.

SCDC is separate from the Berkeley County jail roster and should be checked when a sentenced inmate has moved into state custody.

Berkeley County Release Notifications

VINELink is the custody-notification system noted in the research inventory. It can help track release or transfer notices when the person is listed and the notification setup is complete. It should be used as a notification tool, not as the sole proof of custody, court date, warrant status, or case outcome.

The VINELink custody notification system is a useful follow-up after a Berkeley County inmate search, especially when release timing matters.

Custody notices should still be checked against the detention center, court record, attorney, or issuing court before making time-sensitive decisions.