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Abbeville County Detention Center

County jailMaximumOvercrowded (200%)ModerateHigh
Verified 2 Jun 2026
Fresh · 6d ago

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Abbeville County Detention Center is a county jail located in Abbeville County, South Carolina. Rated capacity: 105. Reported population: 210. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

105

Current population

210

Occupancy

200%

Year opened

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Abbeville County Sheriff / Corrections

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

Region

South Carolina

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

21 Old Calhoun Falls Rd, Abbeville 29620

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

30/100
Moderate concern30/100
Overcrowding
30/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Extreme overcrowding at 200% of capacity

Compared to other facilities in United States

7299 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 30/100 · peers avg: 2/100 (+1201%)

Higher risk than 99% of peer facilities in United States.

Occupancythis: 200% · peers avg: 93% (+116%)
Capacity (beds)this: 105 · peers avg: 545 (81%)

Data completeness

70%

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