This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule visits, or pull official booking records. Use the agency contacts below for those tasks.
Where to Ask
For current Lancaster County jail custody, start with the detention center and the public roster. For public records that are not online, use Lancaster County's NextRequest portal. For court charges after arrest, use the South Carolina court system and the Sixth Circuit Solicitor where appropriate.
Lancaster County Detention Center
1941 Pageland Highway
Lancaster, SC 29720
803-313-2168
Jail information line; public lobby hours were not located in the research.
Lancaster County Sheriff's Office
1520 Pageland Highway
Lancaster, SC 29720
803-313-2156
Agency office for sheriff records and detention division routing.
- For someone in the county jail, use jail inmate records and call the detention center when the roster is unclear.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and NextRequest if a photo is not online.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the South Carolina Public Index.
- For facility-specific rules, check the Lancaster County Detention Center or Kershaw Correctional Institution pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search the South Carolina Department of Corrections locator.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.