Detention Center Director
444 Second Street
Post Office Box 928 Bamberg, South Carolina 29003 Phone: (803) 245-3020 Fax: (803) 245-3012
The Detention Center is a primary resource for the local criminal justice system. It is used to address the need for detention at various points in the criminal justice process.
Detention Centers typically serve multiple law enforcement agencies in the community including the local police, sheriff, state police, conservation officers, and federal authorities. Detention Centers also serve prosecutors, the courts, and probation and parole agencies.
Bamberg County Detention Center houses adult male and female offenders only.
At the September 14, 2020 County Council meeting, Bamberg County Council passed an Emergency Ordinance requiring face coverings (masks) in retail and dining establishments in the unincorporated areas of the county effective as a 60-day extension of Emergency Ordinance 2020-04. Please click http://www.bambergcountysc.gov/Data/Sites/1/media/mask-ordinance.pdf to read the entire ordinance.