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SCDC Releases for Abbeville

No SCDC prison was identified inside Abbeville County. SCDC still receives people sentenced from Abbeville courts, so its statewide institutions serve those cases by legal jurisdiction rather than local geography. A county-jail booking and an SCDC admission are separate custody episodes. Likewise, walking out of Abbeville County Detention Center is not the same event as discharge from a state prison.

SCDC reported 46 FY2024 releases with Abbeville as committing county. That figure is a state-prison statistic organized by committing county, not a count of releases from the Abbeville jail. During research, a different released-search query returned 102 rows for a different period and query definition. The two figures should not be read as a trend. Use the exact date range and county shown in each source.

Confirm an SCDC Release

SCDC deliberately separates current custody from past release. A no-result in the current tool is a cue to change channels, not proof of release. Begin with strong identifiers such as SCDC number or SID. When searching by name, compare age, descriptors, photograph, and sentence data where those fields appear.

1. Use the SCDC Incarcerated Inmate Search to check current state custody by name, SCDC number, or SID.
2. If no current match appears, open the SCDC Released Inmate Search.
3. Enter both ends of a release-date range and choose Abbeville County. Use the optional filter only when it applies.
4. Open or export the results, then compare SCDC ID, SID, full name, descriptors, release date, and release type.
5. Keep the release type exactly as SCDC reports it and request an official record if a displayed field needs certification or context.

The Abbeville County released-inmate search covers the local jail, court, VINE, and other custodians when SCDC is not the last known system.

Current and Released Searches

The official current-search scope statement says its data concern people currently sentenced to and incarcerated in SCDC as of midnight the prior day. It expressly excludes released SCDC offenders, county-detention sentences, and parole, probation, or community supervision. The captured official screen illustrates why absence from that tool cannot stand alone as release proof.

The scope statement directs the searcher to the right custody stage. A same-day move may not appear until the next snapshot, and a county detainee may never appear because the person was not sentenced into SCDC.

The released-search application requires a date range and county. Its captured Abbeville result shows the separate released-first route and should be read with the query settings preserved.

Results paginate and can be exported. The export may expose structured fields not all shown in the compact result, so keep both the query and export when documenting a match.

SCDC Released Record Fields

A populated Abbeville search observed SCDC ID, name, sex, race, age, sex-offender indicator, release date, release type, and county. The export also exposed SID, victim, detainer, and MSO fields. Availability and meaning depend on the system. Do not translate agency labels into broader claims.

Observed terms included “PROBATION,” “RELEASED/RELEASE,” and “SUPV RE-ENTRY.” Reproduce them exactly. “Probation” or “supervised re-entry” does not mean unconditional discharge. A detainer field can point to another custody system.

SCDC Records and Contact

The online tools are good first steps. For the official release documentation, use SCDC's legal-information and FOIA route. A written request should provide a simple description, requester contact details, SCDC or SID number, release-date range, and the specific release or discharge record sought.

The published schedule in the research lists black-and-white and color copy charges plus an hourly search, retrieval, and redaction rate, with deposit or prepayment possible. Recheck it before relying on a cost. Retrieve the online result and export first, then ask only for missing official fields. That makes the request more focused.

Note: County booking photos and SCDC institutional photographs are distinct records created and held by different custodians.

Projected Versus Actual Release

A current SCDC record may display projected or eligibility dates. They are estimates or legal milestones, not proof that release happened. Sentence corrections, jail credit, disciplinary forfeiture, earned credits, concurrent or consecutive sentence changes, detainers, appellate orders, and statutory classification can change a projected date.

The SCDC release-date calculator is especially clear: it projects all potentially earnable credits into an earliest possible scenario and states that the output is not an official release date. Preserve any displayed as-of date and label an estimate as projected. The released search or an official SCDC record is the better evidence of an actual state-prison exit.

Projected date

An estimate based on current sentence and credit information.

Release date

The date SCDC records the custody exit.

Parole

Release to serve the remaining sentence under supervision after a Board decision.

Discharge

The end of the relevant custody or supervision authority.

Supervision After SCDC Release

A person can be out of SCDC prison but still under SCDPPPS authority. Probation may follow a court order without a prison term. Parole follows eligible prison custody. Community supervision for a no-parole offense is a separate statutory program. Search SCDPPPS by name or SID and read the category rather than calling every result parole.

SCDPPPS says its offender-search data are from the prior day and that people no longer supervised may not appear. For a same-day Abbeville question, contact its local office. A parole hearing or grant is not the actual prison exit. Schedules can change, results can post late, and administrative conditions may remain before release occurs.

SCDC Release Path Limits

SCDC cannot prove a release from Abbeville County Detention Center unless the person entered state custody and later left SCDC. For local custody, contact the detention center and obtain the county release sheet. For federal custody, use BOP. For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS. For an SCDPPPS result, remember that community supervision is not incarceration.

Absence is weak evidence. Try alternate spelling, aliases, SID, SCDC number, a wider date range, and the correct committing county. Then contact SCDC records or Victim Services if the status remains unclear. The safest conclusion identifies the last known custodian, the exact exit event, and any authority that continued afterward.