South Carolina Department of Corrections

Statistical Reports

System Overview

Inmate and Bed Counts of SCDC Institutions
Average Daily Inmate Population - Fiscal Years 1970-2007
Inmate Escapes from SCDC Facilities, FY 1990-2007
Inmate Assaults in SCDC Facilities, FY 2003-2007
SCDC Progress Report Presented to the Legislature, January 2007


Inmate Population at Fiscal Year-End
Statistics by Race and Gender
On June 30, 2007
Comparative Statistics Fiscal Year 2002 through 2007
Profile of Institutional Population
Sentence Length Distribution
Remaining Time to Serve Until Sentence Expiration
Most Serious Offense
Committing County
Age Distribution
Sentence Length Distribution
Remaining Time to Serve Until Sentence Expiration
Most Serious Offense
Committing County
Age Distribution

Annual Inmate Admissions to SCDC
Statistics by Race and Gender
Fiscal Year 2007
(July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007)
Comparative Statistics Fiscal Year 2002 through 2007
Admissions Type
Sentence Length Distribution
Most Serious Offense
Committing County
Age Distribution

Admission Type
Sentence Length Distribution
Most Serious Offense
Committing County
Age Distribution

Annual Inmate Releases from SCDC
Statistics by Race and Gender
Fiscal Year 2007
(July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007)
Comparative Statistics Fiscal Year 2002 through 2007
Release Type
Time Served
Committing County
Release Type
Time Served
Committing County

SCDC Employees at Fiscal Year-End

Distribution of Personnel and FTE's by SCDC Facilities Fiscal Year 2007


Budget and Expenditures

Comparative Statistics

Operating Expenditures Fiscal Year 2000 through 2006
Cost per Inmate Fiscal Year 1988 through 2007

Key System Indicators
Inmate to Security Ratio, July 1, 2002 and July 1, 2007
Recidivism Rates of Inmates Released during FY1998 - FY2003
Shift Relief Factor for Security Staff CY1998 - CY2006
Sentence/Expected Time to Serve by Crime - Before and After Truth-In-Sentencing FY 1993-1995 vs. FY 2001-2003 Admissions