Evans Release Records Route
Evans Correctional Institution is a South Carolina Department of Corrections state prison, not the Marlboro County jail. A sentenced adult may leave Evans because SCDC transfers the person to another institution, makes a qualifying community release, or completes the custodial sentence. Only the release events belong in the state's historical released search. A transfer should change the location in the current SCDC record while the person remains incarcerated.
The affirmative source is the SCDC Released Inmate Search. It accepts a beginning and ending release date, county selection, and an optional sex-offender filter. Results appear in pages and can be exported. Preserve the SCDC number to separate namesakes. A Marlboro county filter identifies SCDC release data associated with that filter, but it does not by itself prove that Evans was the releasing institution.
Confirm an Evans Release
Start with the SCDC number when available. It is more stable than a name and links the current record, released result, supervision record, and any later records request. Use the likely release range, then widen it when the date is uncertain.
- Search the separate SCDC Released Inmate Search by date range and Marlboro county filter. Review every result page or use the export.
- Match the full name and SCDC number. Record the release event, date, and other fields exactly as displayed.
- Check the SCDC current Inmate Search as a cross-check. A new institution indicates transfer, while no result alone proves nothing.
- Use SC VINE for a timely status alert, but confirm its event against SCDC when the precise release date matters.
- If parole or community supervision is shown or expected, verify the current status through SCDPPPS and its Marlboro County office.
The ordinary current search reflects people incarcerated with SCDC as of midnight the prior day. Its own disclaimer says it excludes released people, county detainees, parolees, probationers, and other categories. A blank result may reflect release, spelling, an excluded record, or a data issue. The historical released entry is stronger.
The full Marlboro County released inmate search separates this state path from county detention and federal custody when the operator is not yet clear.
Evans Release Search Fields
Read each SCDC tool for the job it performs. The current search can help establish that a person remains in state custody or has moved within SCDC. The released search confirms an SCDC exit event. VINE gives notice, and SCDPPPS addresses supervision that follows prison.
| Source or field | What it establishes | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| SCDC number | Links the correct person across state corrections records. | A name or number must still match the intended adult. |
| Current institution | Shows the SCDC placement reported as of the prior midnight. | A move away from Evans can be a transfer, not release. |
| Projected release date | Shows SCDC's current sentence-and-credit forecast. | It can change and is not a completed release. |
| Released search date | Provides an affirmative SCDC release event in the historical tool. | It concerns SCDC, not a Marlboro jail bond-out. |
| SCDPPPS status | May show parole, community supervision, or another supervision category. | Previous-day public data should be confirmed locally. |
For a formal document, ask SCDC for the ID, admission and release date, release type, county, and releasable sentence or maxout calculation. The online released search and export should be tried first because they may answer the central question without a request.
Evans Records and Contact
SCDC's institution information is the source for the facility address and contact. Call the institution for current routing, but use the central SCDC records and legal channels for official release documentation or sentence-calculation questions.
Evans Correctional Institution610 Highway 9 West
Bennettsville, SC
843-479-4181
SCDC central contact: 803-896-4900
For public records, write to the FOIA Coordinator, Office of General Counsel, South Carolina Department of Corrections, PO Box 21787, Columbia, SC 29221-1787, or email FOIA@doc.sc.gov. SCDC Inmate Records answers sentence and release-calculation questions at 803-896-8531. No facility-specific public records hours were established in the research, so confirm current procedures before visiting or mailing time-sensitive material.
The SCDC legal information page explains that the agency releases public records that are not exempt under section 30-4-40. Its published fees include black-and-white and color copy rates plus qualified search, retrieval, and redaction labor. Check the live schedule because rates and required deposits can change.
Evans State-Prison Information
Evans is an SCDC medium-security institution for men and opened in 1989. It is part of the statewide corrections system. The county sheriff does not operate it, and Marlboro County jail procedures do not control its releases. SCDC's institutional rules, sentence records, and statewide searches govern.
The official SCDC institution information identifies Evans and its state-prison role. The matching source capture appears below.
The SCDC listing confirms that Evans belongs to the state corrections layer, which directs a release check to statewide SCDC records rather than a sheriff roster.
- Transfer
- A move from Evans to another SCDC institution while state custody continues.
- Projected release
- SCDC's current forecast based on sentence and credit data, not a promise of the exit date.
- Maxout
- The expected point at which the incarcerated terms are satisfied under the agency calculation.
- Parole
- Conditional release from incarceration to oversight by the state supervision agency.
Evans Pre-Release Reentry Programs
SCDC's Evans listing identifies Jumpstart Reentry and programming for projected returning citizens roughly 60 to 120 days from release. It also describes certifications and support programming at the institution. This is a real local pre-release layer for qualifying state prisoners.
Program participation does not establish an individual's release date, parole grant, or completed exit. The stated range describes the program's projected-release focus. Use the current SCDC detail for the agency's live projection and the Released Inmate Search after the event. For a disputed calculation, contact SCDC Inmate Records rather than estimating from the program window.
A projected date can move with certified jail credit, amended sentences, consecutive terms, disciplinary credit loss or restoration, work or education credits, court action, or recalculation under controlling law. SCDC's public calculator is only an earliest-possible general guideline and says it must not be used for a person who has already been sentenced.
South Carolina credits do not all work the same way. Section 24-13-210 governs good-conduct deductions, while section 24-13-230 addresses work and education credits. For a no-parole offense, section 24-13-150 generally prevents early release, discharge, or community supervision until at least 85 percent of the actual unsuspended term has been served. Credits cannot lower that statutory floor. The separate 80-percent point in section 24-13-125 concerns work-release eligibility, not final release from SCDC.
A parole eligibility date is another distinct milestone. A person can become eligible for board review without receiving parole, and a grant can remain subject to conditions or later processing. The Released Inmate Search is still needed after the board event to establish that SCDC recorded the actual release.
Evans Parole and Supervision
A prison release may be followed by parole, community supervision, or another state supervision category. SCDPPPS operates the public Offender Search, which accepts permitted combinations of name, SID number, county, and year of birth. Its results represent the previous day. A missing person may have discharged, moved jurisdiction, been revoked, or failed to match.
The official Marlboro office is at 105 E. Main Street, Bennettsville, with phone 843-479-3041. It is the practical source for same-day supervision verification when someone released from Evans will be supervised in Marlboro County. The office does not cover a person who left prison without state supervision.
A parole hearing and release are separate events. The SCDPPPS hearing search can show a scheduled hearing and later result. A grant may be conditional and can precede administrative processing. Confirm the physical exit in the SCDC released search, then check supervision. More detail is available on the Marlboro County parole and probation page.
Evans Among Three Custody Layers
Marlboro County contains three adult custody layers, even though their addresses all point to Bennettsville. Marlboro County Detention Center is a county jail. Evans is the state prison. FCI Bennettsville and its camp are federal facilities. The operator determines the release database.
| Facility layer | Correct post-release path |
|---|---|
| Marlboro County Detention Center | Jail record, SC VINE, court docket, and county records request |
| Evans Correctional Institution | SCDC Released Inmate Search, SCDPPPS if supervised, and VINE alerts |
| FCI Bennettsville and camp | BOP Inmate Locator and federal court records when needed |
Never use a county jail's absence to infer an Evans release. A person may have moved from local custody into SCDC. The current state record, state released entry, and supervision record form the correct chain for Evans.
Evans Releases Are Not Federal
FCI Bennettsville makes federal release verification a local concern, but its records do not cover Evans. BOP preserves post-1982 released results with a past release date and “Released” or no facility location. Those fields mean departure from BOP custody only. Evans adults instead have SCDC numbers and use South Carolina corrections records.
A federal result may be followed by supervised release or another jurisdiction's custody. Likewise, an SCDC release may be followed by SCDPPPS supervision or another hold. The systems use similar words but different authorities. Match the facility and identifier before relying on any release date.