Lancaster County Jail Roster
The official Lancaster County jail roster is the Lancaster County Detention Center Inmate Search. It is a free Tyler/New World Inmate Inquiry portal with no login observed in the research capture. The roster is the first place to look for a person arrested by the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, Lancaster Police Department, or another local agency that books people into the Lancaster County Detention Center.
The roster covers county jail custody. It is not the same as a prison locator, federal inmate search, immigration detention tool, or court case index. Local records may show a jail charge, booking origin, bond total, booking number, and booking photo, but a sentenced state prisoner should be searched in the South Carolina Department of Corrections inmate search. Federal and immigration custody require the BOP and ICE channels described below.
The county source showed a current-custody results grid during the June 29, 2026 inspection, but that count is a roster snapshot, not an average daily population figure. The roster is useful for current status and profile fields, while older booking records, incident reports, or records no longer visible online should be requested through Lancaster County's public-records process.
Sheriff Barry Faile's office operates the detention center, and detention command contacts were identified in the source material as Major Stacy Hatfield and Lieutenant Mia Sigman. Those names are useful for understanding the agency structure, but routine inmate records questions should still start with the roster, the jail information line, or the county records portal rather than an individual command contact.
Use Lancaster County Inmate Search
Start with the roster when the arrest is recent or the person is believed to be in the Lancaster County Detention Center. If a family member has paperwork from bond court, a warrant service, or a prior booking, use the subject number or booking number to narrow the search. Name searches work best when spelling is exact, but a partial name may help when a middle name or suffix is unknown.
- Open the Lancaster County Detention Center Inmate Search and leave the in-custody box checked for a current jail lookup.
- Enter a last name, full name, subject number, or booking number. Use booking date fields when the arrest date is known.
- Review the result grid by photo, name, race, gender, custody status, and the multiple-booking flag. Common names require extra care.
- Open the linked name to see the inmate profile, booking history, charge grid, bond fields, booking origin, and photo section.
- If no record appears, uncheck in-custody if appropriate, search a booking date range, then try NextRequest, SCDC, BOP, ICE, or VINELink.
The official roster search page displays the Lancaster County Detention Center search fields before results load.
The screenshot is useful because Lancaster County exposes more than a simple name field; subject number, booking number, booking date range, and housing facility can all refine an inmate records search.
Lancaster County Roster Fields
The roster field set matters because each field answers a different kind of jail-record question. A name search is best for a first check. A booking number ties the result to one jail stay. A subject number is a person-level jail identifier. Booking date fields help when a person has been released or when a current-custody search is too narrow.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Unspecified | Accepts a name string; wildcard and minimum-length rules were not posted. |
| Subject Number | Text | Unspecified | Roster-specific person number; format was not explained on the page. |
| Booking Number | Text | Unspecified | Observed format uses a year and sequence, such as YYYY-########. |
| In Custody | Checkbox | No | Default checked; title states "Currently jailed only." |
| Booking From Date | Date text | No | Uses a datepicker; no printed date format was shown. |
| Booking To Date | Date text | No | Pairs with the from-date field for a booking window. |
| Housing Facility | Dropdown | No | Blank or Lancaster County Detention Center. |
Keep the housing field blank unless the search needs the Lancaster County Detention Center filter. The public interface showed only that one county jail option, so the dropdown does not mean a second county jail roster is available.
Lancaster County Inmate Profile
Opening a result changes the search from a roster row to a profile. The profile page carries the fields most families use: booking number, booking date, photo, booking origin, charge descriptions, and bond or bail totals. It also shows what the public profile does not publish. The sampled Lancaster County profile did not show exact housing unit, warrant number, magistrate name, court date, release date, statute code, detainer flag, or projected release date.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Demographic information | Name, age, gender, race, and city/state/ZIP level address. |
| Photos | Booking photo section with image link and a timestamp beneath the image. |
| Booking history | One or more booking blocks tied to the person. |
| Booking number | The jail-generated identifier for one booking event. |
| Booking date | Date and time the booking was entered in the jail system. |
| Total bond / total bail | Public totals if a releasable amount is posted in the profile. |
| Booking origin | The arresting or booking agency, such as the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office. |
| Booking bonds | Bond type, bond amount, and bond status, or "No data" when no grid data is shown. |
| Booking charges | Charge number, charge description, and charge bond. |
The current-custody roster results show the public grid before a profile is opened.
The grid view is only a starting point. Charges, bond detail, booking history, and the larger booking-photo section require opening the linked inmate name.
Lancaster County Lookup Channels
A missing roster result does not always mean there is no custody record. The person may have been released, transferred to state prison after sentencing, moved through federal custody, held under an immigration process, or listed under a different name or identifier. Lancaster County inmate records are easiest to trace when the search follows the correct custody level.
| Custody or Record Need | Where to Look | Use When |
|---|---|---|
| Current county jail custody | Lancaster County jail roster | The arrest is local and the person may be at the detention center. |
| Jail phone fallback | Lancaster County Detention Center, 803-313-2168 | The roster is unclear, a detainee ID is needed, or custody must be confirmed. |
| Older booking or records request | Lancaster County NextRequest | The booking, mugshot, or incident record is not visible online. |
| Sentenced state prisoner | SCDC incarcerated inmate search | The person has been sentenced or transferred to state prison. |
| Federal prisoner | Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator | The case is federal or the person may be in BOP custody. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | An immigration hold or ICE transfer may be involved. |
| Release alerts | VINELink South Carolina | The user needs custody-status notifications rather than a full jail profile. |
No official Lancaster County Sheriff or Lancaster Police mobile app with a roster, warrant search, most-wanted search, crime map, or app-only jail feature was located in the research sweep. Use the web roster and official public-records channels unless the sheriff later publishes an app.
Lancaster County Jail Facilities
The local jail and the state prison in Lancaster County serve different populations. The Lancaster County Detention Center handles local pretrial detainees, county-sentenced inmates, and holds awaiting transfer. Kershaw Correctional Institution and Reentry Center is a state SCDC facility for sentenced male prisoners and is not searched through the county roster.
Lancaster County Detention Center
1941 Pageland Highway
Lancaster, SC 29720
803-313-2168
County jail roster, local booking records, bond-hearing custody questions, and detainee ID help.
Kershaw Correctional Institution and Reentry Center
4848 Gold Mine Highway
Kershaw, SC 29067
(803) 896-3300
SCDC medium male state-prison custody, searched through the statewide SCDC locator.
Lancaster County Booking Records
Booking is the jail intake process after arrest or transfer. Lancaster County source material confirms that the public profile can show booking date, booking origin, booking number, bond and bail totals, booking bonds, booking charges, and a booking photo timestamp. A booking charge is the jail-side description at intake. The court charge may change later when the solicitor reviews the case.
Bond hearings are a key local timing point. The sheriff's detention page states detainees are sent to bond hearings Monday through Friday at 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday at 9:00 a.m. A court or magistrate may set cash bond, surety bond, personal recognizance, or no bond. Holds from another court, probation/parole, federal custody, or immigration can still block release.
For the court side of a booking, compare the jail profile with Lancaster County court records after a jail arrest. That comparison helps separate custody facts from formal case filings.
Lancaster County Inmate Visits
The Lancaster County Detention Center page points families to City Tele Coin for inmate phone service and video visitation. It does not publish a full in-person visitation calendar in the inspected source set, so visitors should confirm current scheduling, account setup, identification rules, and check-in instructions before relying on a trip to the facility.
| Facility | Visit or Communication Type | Vendor / Contact | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster County Detention Center | Inmate calls and video visitation | City Tele Coin, 800-682-0707 | Official jail page names the vendor; schedule was not published. |
| Lancaster County Detention Center | Off-site mail processing address | Use the detainee ID from the jail tracker or facility staff. | |
| Lancaster County Detention Center | Commissary deposits | Lobby kiosk or JailPackStore | Kiosk accepts cash and debit/credit cards per the detention page. |
| Kershaw Correctional Institution | State-prison visitation | SCDC family services | Approval and scheduling follow SCDC rules, not county jail rules. |
Lancaster County Inmate Mail
Personal mail for the Lancaster County Detention Center is not sent to the physical jail address unless staff instruct otherwise. The detention page gives a third-party processing address: inmate full name, detainee ID number, Lancaster County Detention Ctr, PO Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131. The detainee ID may be obtained from the online jail tracker or by calling the facility.
Money can be placed on an inmate's commissary account through the lobby kiosk or online through JailPackStore. Before sending money, confirm the person is still in county custody and check whether another hold or transfer is pending. State prisoners at Kershaw use SCDC family-services rules and approved state vendors instead of the Lancaster County jail vendor.
Note: Confirm custody with the detention center before mailing funds, scheduling video visits, or relying on a booking profile that may have changed.
Request Lancaster County Jail Records
When the roster does not show the needed record, use Lancaster County's NextRequest public-records portal. A useful request names the person, lists the booking number if known, gives the booking date or date range, and describes the record sought, such as a booking report, mugshot, incident report, or release information. South Carolina FOIA supports public access to records held by public bodies, but exemptions can apply.
Be specific about the agency and record type. A request for a jail booking sheet is different from a court disposition, solicitor file, arrest incident report, or SCDC prison record. Clear wording helps Lancaster County route the request and reduces the chance that the county must ask for clarification before review starts.
The NextRequest intake page is the county public-records channel linked from detention-related source material.
The portal is the strongest official fallback for older bookings and records that are not available in the live Lancaster County jail roster.