What Happens to Your Loved One's Belongings When They're Booked at Beaufort County Detention
Booking moves fast. It's stressful not knowing where your loved one's money, phone, or other belongings end up. Here's what Beaufort County Detention says happens to property during intake — plus what you can and can't do about clothing for court.
Once booked into Beaufort County Detention, your loved one goes through classification. An officer interviews them one-on-one, walks them through facility orientation, and hands them an Inmate Handbook. That handbook covers the rules, rights, responsibilities, and procedures they'll need to follow while incarcerated.
Inmates at Beaufort County Detention can't keep most personal property with them. If your loved one was arrested with items in their pockets or a bag, expect those belongings to be taken during intake - not stored in their housing unit.
Money and valuables don't just disappear. The facility inventories everything, tags it, and stores it until release. If you're worried something went missing during booking, know that items are documented and held by the facility - they're returned when your loved one gets out, not kept with them day-to-day.
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- ✓ Your loved one is allowed one change of civilian clothing while at Beaufort County Detention.
- ✓ If you need to bring court clothing, you must coordinate it with the facility’s property officer (don’t just drop items off without arranging it first).
Note: The policy doesn't spell out exactly how property pickup works on release day, or whether family can retrieve items beforehand. For specifics on drop-off or retrieval - especially court clothing - contact the property officer directly.
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