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Myrtle Beach Arrests and Mugshots: Start With the Correct Local Custody System
A Myrtle Beach arrest does not automatically begin and end in one online jail database. Myrtle Beach Police operates a 48-hour detention facility at 1101 North Oak Street, while Horry County operates the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Conway.
This guide follows that real local path: confirm the city arrest, check whether the person moved into county detention, verify the booking and bond, then use the exact official page for visits, mail, money, court, release, legal help, expungement or custody alerts.
Was this a fresh Myrtle Beach Police arrest or a Horry County jail booking?
Very recent city arrest or incident
Myrtle Beach Police processes adults and juveniles in its own 48-hour detention facility at police headquarters and transports inmates to other facilities when necessary.
County booking, release or jail-service question
Horry County’s Bookings & Releases application is the official jail-side search for people booked at J. Reuben Long Detention Center.
Local Numbers Worth Saving Before You Start
Choose the Answer You Actually Need
Exact Search Workflow for Myrtle Beach Arrests and Horry County Bookings
What to Save From the Booking Result Before You Close It
If the Myrtle Beach or Horry County Search Shows Nothing
Call Myrtle Beach Police detention at 843-918-1088. The person may still be in the city’s short-term 48-hour facility.
Retry Horry County with the last name only before adding booking or release dates.
Search using the Release Date field and then move to the court record.
Confirm whether the arrest actually occurred in Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, unincorporated Horry County or another municipality.
Stop expecting a current jail page to provide the full history. Use court records or request the incident record from the agency that created it.
Use SCDC only when the person has been sentenced to and incarcerated in South Carolina Department of Corrections custody.
Register through SC VINE/SAVIN instead of manually refreshing the booking page.
Three Local Locations People Commonly Confuse
Myrtle Beach Police, the county detention center and Horry County’s main court offices are not in one building. Check the destination before driving.
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Conway, SC 29526
Conway, SC 29526
Bond: Exact Horry County Steps, Payment Rules and Local Alternatives
843-915-5145
Cash and surety bonds are posted through the Magistrate’s Office.
Cash, money order, major card
Horry County says personal checks are not accepted.
Bring the exact amount
The official bond page specifically requires exact cash for cash bond payments.
Magistrate hours
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Bond hearings and guilty pleas typically occur around 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., but Horry County warns those times can change with the magistrate’s schedule.
Cash and Dash
Horry County describes certain charges as “Cash and Dash” bondable-pay offenses. They do not require the detainee to appear before a magistrate before release, but the person must still appear on the court date printed on the ticket.
Home Detention can be a bond condition
Horry County says a court may order Home Detention as a condition of bond. The program uses GPS and SCRAM alcohol monitoring and monitors participants 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
4155 J. Reuben Long Avenue, Conway
843-915-6903
Visitation: Current NCIC Setup, Times, Cost and Rules
8:20–10:50 a.m.
1:00–4:10 p.m.
6:15–8:15 p.m.
Free
All visits are conducted through the video system.
$0.30/minute
Remote visits require an approved NCIC account.
4 visits
Horry County counts on-site and remote visits together.
Mail, Photos, Messages and Calls: Current Rules Are Very Specific
Fastest current written-contact route: NCIC messaging
$0.25
Horry County currently lists letters/messages at 25 cents each through NCIC.
$0.35
The current page lists picture/document attachments at 35 cents per image.
If you still want to send a physical personal letter
[Account Number]
J Reuben Long Detention Center
PO BOX 591
Longview, TX 75606
Mail checklist
- include inmate name;
- include inmate account number;
- include your return address;
- paper no larger than 8.5 × 11 inches;
- maximum five pages;
- write only on the front side; and
- maximum one photograph per mailing.
Do not send to the Texas scanner
- legal mail;
- medical mail;
- books;
- magazines;
- newspapers; or
- bulk mail.
Books, magazines and newspapers
Publications use the detention-center address rather than the Texas personal-mail scanner. Horry County says they must come from the publisher or a nationally recognized distributor, be new, arrive in original packaging and normally be paperback.
The current rules allow up to three publications in a shipment and generally limit shipments to one per week.
Phone calls
General-population inmates have daily access to outgoing collect or debit calls. Horry County states that calls are subject to monitoring and recording.
Inmate Money and Commissary: Which Payment Route Fits Your Situation?
McDaniel Supply
Horry County links McDaniel Supply Company for online deposits. The county notes that service fees may apply.
Kiosk — $3 service fee
A public kiosk is available in the main lobby for inmate-account deposits.
USPS money order
The county accepts U.S. Postal Service money orders and certain IRS checks by mail.
[Inmate Name]4150 J. Reuben Long Ave.
Conway, SC 29526
Attention: Cashier’s Office
Western Union
Pay to: Horry County Detention Center
Code City: Horry
Account: inmate’s 7–10 digit account number + last name.
Commissary ordering schedule
General-population orders are processed on Monday and Thursday mornings at 7:00 a.m. and delivered Tuesday and Friday mornings. Funds must be in the account before the processing time if the inmate wants to order.
Indigent package eligibility
Qualifying indigent inmates receive a package during every third commissary order. A deposit that raises the balance above $5 resets the indigent-status calculation.
Release Information: Sentence Credits, Transportation and What Family Should Check
Updated after 2:00 p.m.
Horry County says applicable short county sentences are recalculated daily after 2 p.m.
2 days per 1 day worked
Eligibility requires sentencing on all charges, medical clearance and a job assignment. A sentencing judge can deny work credit.
1 day per 2 days served
Horry County describes this credit as beginning after sentencing.
Getting from the jail back toward Myrtle Beach
Coast RTA — $3.00
Horry County states that Coast RTA makes scheduled stops at the detention center.
Additional $1.50
The county publishes this additional fare for travel from the Conway Bus Station toward Myrtle Beach.
Which Court Should You Check After a Myrtle Beach Arrest?
Municipal Court
Handles qualifying criminal misdemeanors involving city ordinances/state statutes, traffic offenses and property crimes involving $2,000 or less.
843-918-1356
Magistrate Court
The detention-center Magistrate office handles many bond hearings, guilty pleas and summary-court matters.
843-915-5145
General Sessions
Horry County Circuit Court / General Sessions handles felony and other qualifying criminal prosecutions.
843-915-5084
Myrtle Beach Municipal Court hours
The city currently publishes Clerk’s Office hours of 8:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Monday–Friday and 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Saturday–Sunday, closed on city-observed holidays.
Victim Services: Bond Hearings, Release Alerts and a Local Workplace Right
If you are searching because you are a victim rather than a family member of the detainee, Horry County publishes a separate assistance route.
843-915-6915
The office is available 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., seven days a week at the detention center.
Victim Services schedules bond hearings and guilty pleas at the detention center when a victim is involved.
843-915-5460
Use the Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Victim Services route when the criminal matter is being handled in General Sessions.
SAVIN / SC VINE release notification
Horry County says its victim-notification system communicates with the J. Reuben Long booking system in near real time and can send release information by telephone, text or email.
If the automated call asks for a PIN and you do not have one, Horry County directs victims to contact a Victim Advocate.
Public Defender: Cost, Timing and What to Do While Waiting
843-915-5385
1300 Second Avenue, Suite 301
Conway, SC 29526
$40
The Public Defender page says this fee is paid to the Clerk of Court.
About 3 weeks
Horry County says the attorney-name letter is sent about three weeks after the application is received.
Local Programs and Cost-Saving Options Generic Mugshot Pages Usually Miss
None of these options is automatic. Eligibility depends on the charge, sentence, court order or detention-center rules, but they can materially change what a person should do next.
Local diversion programs can matter more than the mugshot
PTI
Eligible defendants may enter by referral, and some Summary/Municipal cases can potentially self-refer before court.
- published program fee: $350;
- 60 hours community service;
- typically 4–12 months;
- successful completion leads to dismissal; and
- published optional expungement cost after completion: $285.
Information: 843-915-5365
AEP
- published fee: $250;
- 20 community-service hours;
- 8-hour alcohol education class;
- 4-hour life-skills course; and
- possible completion in about 30 days depending on scheduling.
Information: 843-915-8351
TEP
Horry County lists criteria including a valid driver’s license, a qualifying point violation of four points or less and no CDL.
- published program fee: $280;
- 4 hours community service;
- 4-hour defensive-driving course; and
- successful completion can lead to dismissal.
Information: 843-915-5693
If the Real Problem Is an Old Mugshot: Check Expungement Instead
Horry County says an expungement removes a qualifying arrest or conviction record from the criminal history. Not every conviction qualifies.
Examples the county identifies
- dismissal / non-conviction;
- nolle prossed charges;
- not-guilty findings;
- certain first-offense Summary Court convictions;
- successful diversion-program completion;
- some qualifying first-offense fraudulent-check cases;
- certain youthful-offender cases; and
- other categories allowed under state law.
Examples the county warns about
- not every conviction can be expunged;
- most traffic convictions cannot be expunged;
- felony or heinous-crime convictions generally cannot use the listed process;
- an expungement does not automatically erase third-party internet copies.
Official Horry County screening form: what it asks for
The county’s public Expungement Screening PDF asks for the applicant’s legal name, alternate name used on the warrant/ticket/indictment, contact information and identifying/case information, including warrant number, offense date and charge.
How to Get the Actual Myrtle Beach Police Report
Once you know Myrtle Beach Police handled the incident, an incident report can be more useful than a copied booking image.
Free public copy
Myrtle Beach Police says public incident reports are available free online or through the Records Department.
Monday–Friday
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Freedom of Information request
Use the city’s FOIA route when you need a more specific public document that the basic incident-report option does not provide.
Medical, Mental-Health and PREA Routes Inside J. Reuben Long
Sick-call request through kiosk
Horry County says inmates request medical, dental or mental-health care through the housing-unit kiosk and are assessed during scheduled sick-call times.
The county says requested services and medications can involve co-pays under detention-center policy.
Medical confidentiality questions: 843-915-6899
843-248-1520
Horry County publishes multiple PREA reporting routes and a zero-tolerance policy. A report may be made to staff, in writing or through the published telephone number.
Official PREA audit material also states that a family member, friend, legal counsel or other outside person can report on an inmate’s behalf.
When to Use SC VINE and When to Use the SCDC Inmate Search
SC VINE / SAVIN
Use VINE when release or custody-status updates are more important than repeatedly checking a booking photo.
24-hour service: 1-866-727-2846
South Carolina Department of Corrections
SCDC’s inmate search is for people currently sentenced to and incarcerated in SCDC custody.
It is not the correct search for someone who is merely in J. Reuben Long, has already been released from SCDC or is only under ordinary community supervision.
Useful Official PDFs and Forms Found During the Source Audit
Expungement Screening
The official form is useful because it tells applicants exactly which identity and charge details the county needs and states the screening and overall processing expectations.
J. Reuben Long PREA Final Audit
The public PREA audit provides deeper information about reporting, inmate safeguards and facility practices beyond the shorter detention-center page.
When Two Myrtle Beach Arrest Sources Look Different, Use This Order
Official Sources by Task
Myrtle Beach South Carolina Mugshots FAQs
Where should I search for Myrtle Beach South Carolina mugshots and recent arrests?
Does Myrtle Beach Police operate its own jail?
What should I enter in Horry County Bookings and Releases?
How do I post bond for someone at J. Reuben Long Detention Center?
How do I schedule a J. Reuben Long visit?
Where do I mail a personal letter to a J. Reuben Long inmate?
Are there local assistance options for an inmate or released person in Horry County?
How do I get a Myrtle Beach Police incident report?
Can a Myrtle Beach or Horry County arrest record be expunged?
Are Myrtle Beach mugshots and booking charges proof of guilt?
A Useful Myrtle Beach Arrest Search Should End With the Next Correct Action
If the arrest is fresh, determine whether the person is still with Myrtle Beach Police. If county detention applies, save the booking details before moving to bond, visitation, NCIC communications, inmate funds or release information.
If the custody stage is over, shift your attention to the court, Public Defender, diversion, expungement, SC VINE or SCDC instead of continuing to search for the same old photo.
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