This is a private reference site, not a Dorchester County government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a detainee, post bond, schedule visits, or pull an official booking record. Use the official office or locator responsible for the record you need.
Where to Check First
For local jail questions, the main facility is the Dorchester County Detention Center / L.C. Knight Detention Center at 220 Hodge Road, Summerville, SC 29483. The detention phone is 843-832-0215. The Dorchester County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Sam Richardson, lists a Summerville office at 212 Deming Way, Summerville, SC 29483, main/non-emergency phone 843-832-0300, and a St. George office at 101 Ridge St., Suite 1, St. George, SC 29477, phone 843-563-0259. Administrative hours are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
For sheriff's office and detention center public records, Dorchester County directs requests to NextRequest. South Carolina FOIA timing cited by the sheriff's office is 10 business days for records two years old or less and 20 business days for older records, excluding weekends and observed holidays. Court records are handled separately by the Dorchester County Clerk of Court, 5200 E. Jim Bilton Blvd., St. George, SC 29477, phone 843-563-0160, with case search through the Dorchester Public Index.
- For someone believed to be in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and the county-linked Citizen Connect roster.
- For public booking photos, review jail roster mugshots and confirm any image with the official roster or records portal.
- For charges and case filings after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Dorchester Public Index.
- For a specific facility, use the Dorchester County Detention Center page or the Lieber Correctional Institution and Reentry Center page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search the South Carolina Department of Corrections locator.
- For federal sentenced custody or immigration detention, check the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System; victim notification and custody alerts may also be available through South Carolina VINELink.