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The Jail System

South Carolina has 50 jails in 46 counties. The jail population in 2021 was 11,085.

The Prison System

As of December 31, 2021, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of South Carolina correctional authorities was 15,575 located in 21 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. State operated facilities had a staff of 4,500 employees and a budget of $ 528,630,379.

The Community Corrections System

As of December 31, 2021, South Carolina community corrections population was 24,777 under probation and 4,019 under parole.

Methodology

The National Institute of Corrections depends on publicly available information to provide the information on this page.

The statistics for budgets, employee positions, and state prison facilities data come from state departments of corrections, other state reports and state agencies. If data is missing for a state, then we were unable to find that information.

The data on prison population and incarcerate rate come from the Prisoner in 2021 report released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The report includes the count of prisoners in the unified systems of Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Violent and property crime rates are provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

The number of counties per state comes from the United States Census Bureau.

Rates (Per 100K)

Incarceration Rate
298
Violent Crime Rate
514
Property Crime Rate
2,494
Probationers
600
Parolees
98

Populations

Prison Population
15,575
Jail Population
11,085
Parole Population
4,019
Probation Population
24,777

Facilities

Number of State Prison Facilities
21 facilities
Number of Jail Facilities
50

Prisons

Cost Per Inmate
$ 34,360
Employee Positions
4,500
Prison Budget
$528,630,379