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Aiken County Detention Center Overview

The Aiken County Detention Center is operated by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office Detention Division. It is the only detention facility confirmed in the Facility Map for this project. The sheriff page describes it as the county jail for people awaiting trial and people serving sentences of less than 90 days. That makes it a local detention center, not a South Carolina Department of Corrections prison and not a federal detention center.

The facility opened in June 2002. The sheriff describes it as a state-of-the-art detention facility with six housing units and 81 sworn and administrative civilian employees. Contract employees also provide services inside the jail. The sheriff page reports an average daily population of 407 inmates. A rated bed capacity was not located in the official sources reviewed, so 407 should be stated as average daily population, not as design capacity.

The official detention-center image page is shown in the captured screenshot. Open the Aiken County Detention Center page for the sheriff's current facility description.

The facility page anchors the rest of the Aiken County inmate lookup process because the public roster covers current detainees held at this jail.

Aiken County Detention Center Population

The detention center's population is described by the sheriff as people awaiting trial or serving sentences less than 90 days. Those two groups explain why a person can appear in the county roster before a final court outcome or during a short local sentence. Longer state sentences shift to SCDC custody after transfer, and those people should be searched through the statewide locator instead of the Aiken roster.

Lookup Aiken County Detention Center Inmates

The correct lookup tool for this facility is the Aiken County Detention Center Detainee Public Search. It is free and searches only persons currently being detained. The form requires a last name and can be narrowed with first name, sex, and race. Results show last name, first name, arrest date, arrest age, sex, and race. The public profile can show inmate ID, home city, driver's license state, physical description, agency, status, arrest date, weekender flag, charge, case number, disposition, bond, and booking photo.

1. Open the official detainee public search or the sheriff's inmate search wrapper.
2. Enter the last name and add first name if the result list is broad.
3. Use sex and race filters carefully, because an incorrect filter can hide a result.
4. Click the linked last name to open the public detainee profile.
5. If the person is not listed, check whether they were released, transferred to SCDC, moved to federal custody, or outside Aiken County custody.

Aiken County Detention Center Contact

Use the jail address for detention-center visits, bond court, and facility questions. Use the Sheriff's Office records lobby on Hampton Avenue for incident reports and local background checks. The courthouse and solicitor are separate offices. Keeping these locations separate prevents wasted trips, because the Aiken jail, sheriff headquarters, courthouse, and solicitor are all in different buildings.

Aiken Detention Center Visitation

Public visitation at the Aiken County Detention Center is video based. Visitors schedule through GTL/ViaPath or through the ViaPath kiosk in the jail lobby for on-site video visits. The sheriff's visitation page says visitors need proper student, state, or government-issued photo identification and must arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled visit. Late visitors are denied. Only two adults may visit an inmate at a time, and the visitation deputy may deny entry for rule violations or unsafe conduct.

The official visitation page is shown in the captured image. Review the Aiken inmate visitation rules before scheduling.

The screenshot supports the core facility rule: public visits are video based and scheduling is handled through the listed vendor process.

Aiken Jail Mail and Money

Mail to the Aiken County Detention Center must follow strict content and envelope rules. General mail must use standard or legal envelopes, may not contain cash or personal checks, and must be 10 pages or fewer. Pages may not exceed 8.5 by 11 inches. Greeting cards, Polaroids, glitter, glue, tape, 3D elements, electronic components, contraband, and sexual, gang, illegal, violent, drug, or alcohol material are prohibited. Privileged mail is opened in the inmate's presence, inspected for contraband, and not read.

Commissary and money access are separate from mail. Inmates order from electronic kiosks in housing areas and may purchase commissary once per week. The official commissary page says family and friends may deposit by mailed money order, lobby kiosk cash or credit card, or internet deposit through jailpackstore.com. The maximum purchase is $45 per order. Delivery is throughout the facility each Wednesday, subject to holidays or exigent schedule changes.

Aiken Detention Booking and Bond

Booking at the Aiken County Detention Center creates the public inmate profile. Intake records the inmate ID, basic identity and bio data, arrest agency, status, arrest date and time, charge rows, case numbers, disposition, bond, and booking photo. The public profile does not show every internal jail field. Housing unit, full address, date of birth, court date, projected release date, and full criminal history were not visible in the inspected profile.

Bond Court is held at the jail campus twice daily. The official bond page lists weekday sessions at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., and weekend or holiday sessions at 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. It also lists payment cutoffs of 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and 2:30 p.m. on weekends and holidays. A roster bond value should be confirmed with Bond Court or the jail, especially when holds, no-bond charges, detainers, or cutoff times may affect release.

Aiken County Jail Medical Care

The sheriff's medical-care page says medical care is provided 24 hours a day through a contract medical vendor. A physician regularly sees inmates, and inmates are transported to outside health care facilities when needed or for emergency care. Families seeking medical information must wait for signed consent forms before medical staff can discuss health-related information.

Medication rules are specific. Medication must be prescribed by a doctor, prescribed within 30 days, not expired, and in the original bottle. Narcotics are not accepted. Prescription glasses with nonmetal frames and prescription contacts with a copy of the prescription are allowed under listed conditions. These medical rules are facility-specific and should not be copied to SCDC or federal custody without checking those systems.

The same facility page says the detention center seeks to reduce recidivism by providing access to medical, psychiatric, and specialized services. The research did not locate official pages for GED, vocational, religious, work-release, grievance, tablet, or accreditation programs, so those should not be claimed for the Aiken County Detention Center without a new source.