Find Spartanburg County Inmates

How to Search Spartanburg County Inmate Records

The official tool is the Sheriff's Bookings Search at mugshots.spartanburgsheriff.org. It is the same portal the Sheriff links from the home page of the agency site. The search is free. There is no login. You look up a person by name and read back the booking details the jail has posted.

The Detention Services Division built the roster to let the public identify current jail inmates, including bond amounts and booking details. It pulls from the same records the jail uses for intake. Two views matter most. One is the current inmate population. The other is the booked-and-released list, which shows recent moves in and out of the jail.

The table below lists the main fields and views in the Bookings Search portal.

The Detention Services page is the best official starting point for an overview. It explains why the data exists and where it comes from.

You can preview that page before you search. The Detention Services Division page sets out the mission and the public-information purpose.

That page states the division detains people arrested and accused of offenses, and that its public lists aim to identify current inmates with bail and booking details. It is the source the Bookings Search portal feeds from.

How to Use the Spartanburg County Jail Roster

The roster works best when you have a full name. A partial name can still return matches, but it may pull a long list. Spelling counts, so try a few forms if the first search comes up empty. The steps below cover a normal lookup.

1. Open the Sheriff Bookings Search at mugshots.spartanburgsheriff.org.
2. Type the inmate's name into the search box. Use last name first if the portal asks for it.
3. Run the search and scan the result list for a photo and booking match.
4. Open the record to read charges, bond, and booking date.
5. Note the name number shown on the record. You need it to send mail or money.
6. Call the Detention Center at 864-596-2607 if the status is unclear or urgent.

Recent bookings may take time to post. A person arrested overnight might not appear until the jail finishes intake. If you cannot find someone you expect to be in custody, wait and search again, or call the front desk.

Note: The roster is a snapshot and can change by the hour, so a missing or stale entry does not always mean the person was released.

What the Spartanburg County Inmate Roster Shows

Each booking record carries a standard set of fields. Some come straight from the arrest. Others get added during intake. The list below is the field inventory for a Spartanburg County inmate profile on the Bookings Search portal.

Some fields stay private. Court dates may not appear on the roster, so use the Spartanburg County court records public index for hearing dates. Housing location and warrant or magistrate detail are not confirmed as public. Records for detained minors and other protected people are not posted.

The roster is not a criminal history. A booking shows only that a person was charged and held. The case disposition lives in the court file, not on the jail roster.

The Booking and Intake Process

People reach the Detention Center a few ways. Most are arrested and charged. Some are held on municipal or court warrants, or on bench warrants. Others are held for another jurisdiction or through a fugitive process. The Sheriff's intake page lays out what happens once a person arrives.

At admission, officers ask the arrestee to empty their pockets. A pat-down search follows, to check for weapons. The Sheriff explains the reasons plainly: officer and staff safety, keeping weapons and contraband out, and a clean inventory of personal property that cuts down on theft and loss claims. After the pat-down, officers ask the booking questions and fill out the required forms.

Strip searches are not part of normal entry. The policy allows one only when there is probable belief the person carries a weapon or contraband, based on the offense, an observation, history, or another valid reason. When justified, it should be private and done by same-sex officers unless an emergency forces otherwise.

The intake information page walks through arrest, admission, the pat-down, and the property steps. It is the official source for how booking runs at the jail.

Spartanburg County Detention Center Contact

The jail sits a short drive from downtown on California Avenue. Bond Court runs out of the same building. The cards below hold the address and the main numbers you need for an inmate question, a bond matter, or a mail or money problem.

The Sheriff's Office itself is at a separate address, 8045 Howard Street. For general questions, the non-emergency line is 864-596-2222. For an active warrant, the Warrant Division can be reached at 864-596-2624. To report a crime, Crime Stoppers is 1-888-CRIMESC.

Note: Always confirm a release, a bond amount, or a court date by phone, since the public roster may lag behind the jail's live status.

Visitation at the Spartanburg County Jail

Visits run through a video system, not a face-to-face window. The Detention Facility uses video visitation for general friend and family visits. Friends and family set up and schedule visits through Securus. Each inmate is allotted two 30-minute video visits per week, plus one paid remote visit of 20 or 40 minutes when available, unless a restriction applies.

Plan ahead on the rules. Every visitor except a small child needs a photo ID, like a driver's license or state ID, and must be registered and approved through Securus. Visitors should arrive at least 15 minutes early; a late arrival risks a failed kiosk check-in, and a missed visit counts against the weekly total. There is a dress code, and metal detector or pat-down searches apply to all visitors.

The schedule table below sums up the visit types.

Children are limited to immediate family, such as sons, daughters, grandchildren, and siblings. Nieces, nephews, and others are not allowed. Only two children may visit without prior approval, and each must come with a parent or legal guardian. A child means anyone under 18.

The visitation policy page spells out scheduling, ID, dress, child rules, and search rules in full. Read it before you book a visit.

Scheduling a Video Visit

Video visits run on two systems that work together. Securus handles registration and the visit itself. A separate scheduler page handles the time slots. Family and friends contact Securus at the company site, and there is a Lattice Customer Care line at 904-497-4707 for help.

Start your account on the Securus side, then register and get approved before you try to book a time.

The Securus site is where visitors create an account and pay for remote visits. Approval there is the gate to scheduling.

Once you are approved, you pick a slot through the jail's scheduler. The system is the same one the policy page points families toward.

The NetVisit scheduler is the login page for choosing a visit time. Get there early in the week, since open slots fill up.

Sending Mail and Messages to Inmates

Mail does not go straight to the jail anymore. General mail is sent to a Florida processing address, scanned, and viewed digitally by the inmate. The address is Spartanburg County Detention Center, the inmate's name and name number, PO Box 9133, Seminole, FL 33775. Write the name number on the envelope, since the jail uses it to route the scan.

Legal mail follows a different path. Privileged mail goes to the inmate's name at 950 California Ave, Spartanburg, SC 29303. Privileged senders include attorneys, court and law enforcement officials, prisoner-rights groups, PREA contacts, mental-health and victim advocates, and government officials. Books must be paperback, new, and shipped directly from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Used, hardcover, and several other categories are barred.

The sending mail page lists the scan address, the legal-mail address, and the book rules. Check it before you mail anything.

For a faster note, inmates can get text messages. The SmartInmate service lets people send texts and photos to an inmate. Rates run $1.00 for a picture and $0.50 per text.

The SmartInmate site is where you set up texting to an inmate. You need the inmate's name and name number to start.

Adding Money and Commissary Funds

There are three ways to put money on an inmate's account. The fastest is the kiosk in the Main Jail lobby at 950 California Ave, open 24 hours a day. It takes cash, credit, and debit. A flat $3.00 transaction fee comes off a cash deposit, with a variable fee scale on cards. The kiosk prints a receipt, and the money posts right away.

You can also send money online or by mail. Online deposits go through McDaniel Supply Company, and you need the inmate name or name number. By mail, only U.S. Postal Money Orders are accepted, with a $3.00 fee, processed Monday through Friday except holidays. Cash sent through the mail is not accepted. If a letter or photo is in the same envelope as a money order, all of it gets returned.

The sending money page covers the kiosk, the money-order rule, and the fees. It is the official source for deposits.

The online option runs through a vendor store. You supply the inmate's details and an email, and a receipt comes back to that address.

The jail pack store is the McDaniel Supply portal for online deposits and commissary packs. Have the name number handy when you check out.

Accuracy and Restricted Information

The Sheriff posts a clear warning on the jail data. Staff work to keep it accurate, but it can change quickly and may not show the latest status. It exists for public awareness. It does not represent a criminal history or the current status of any inmate. A name on the roster means a booking, nothing more.

Some records stay off the public roster entirely. Juvenile and detained-minor records are not public. Protected identifiers do not appear. Once a charge is expunged, it should drop from public view. For the law behind those limits, the Spartanburg County arrest records page covers what is public versus sealed.

If you spot an error, the Sheriff's Office is the office that can fix booking data. The court cannot change a jail record, and the jail cannot change a court file.

Related Inmate and Court Records

The roster is one piece of a larger record trail. Once a person leaves the jail, the lookup shifts to other tools. To track a release or set up a custody alert, see Spartanburg County released inmates. For jail capacity and population data, see the inmate population page.

To check whether someone has an open warrant before they are booked, use warrant records. For the case itself, with charges, hearings, and the final outcome, the court public index is the place to look.