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Anderson County Detention Center

County jailMaximumOvercrowded (183%)ModerateHigh
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Anderson County Detention Center is a county jail located in Anderson County, South Carolina. Rated capacity: 257. Reported population: 471. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

257

Current population

471

Occupancy

183%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

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

1009 David Lee Coffee Place, Anderson 29625
(864) 260-4363
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

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

22/100
Moderate concern22/100
Overcrowding
22/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Severely overcrowded at 183% of capacity

This facility scores 22. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 20 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 22/100 · peers avg: 2/100 (+853%)

Higher risk than 96% of peer facilities in United States.

Occupancythis: 183% · peers avg: 93% (+98%)
Capacity (beds)this: 257 · peers avg: 547 (53%)

Data completeness

74%

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-anderson-county-detention-c,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Anderson County Detention Center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/anderson-county-detention-center},
  urldate = {2026-10-25}
}