This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, change a record, or retrieve an official booking file. Contact the agency that holds the record for those services.
Lancaster Records and Custody Contacts
Use the contact that matches the person's last known custodian or the type of record needed. The Lancaster County Detention Center is at 1941 Pageland Highway in Lancaster and answers current-custody questions at 803-283-2084. The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office is at 1520 Pageland Highway, Lancaster, SC 29720; call 803-283-3388 or fax 877-636-7980. Recent incident reports may be inspected there from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, but that access does not guarantee a complete release record.
County and Sheriff's Office FOIA requests may be filed through the Lancaster NextRequest portal. The county FOIA page explains request details, response periods, and published fees. For detention leadership information, use the live sheriff contact directory, since personnel can change.
The correct starting point depends on the question:
- For a released person or county release record, begin with the home page search and records guide, then use the county FOIA portal when a dated record is needed.
- For supervision after release, use SCDPPPS offender search or call hearing assistance at 803-734-9220. The central office is at 293 Greystone Boulevard, Columbia, SC 29210.
- For a recent county custody change, check the current jail inquiry, contact LCDC, and use SC VINE at 1-866-727-2846. SC VINE is available around the clock at scvine.sc.gov.
- For a state prisoner, use the SCDC current-offender search or its separate released-inmate search. SCDC Victim Services handles qualifying notification registration at 803-896-1733 or 1-800-835-0304.
- For Lancaster court records, the Lancaster County Courthouse is at 104 North Main Street, Lancaster, SC 29721. The Sixth Circuit Solicitor's Lancaster expungement line is 803-416-9367.
- For a specific site, use the facility pages for Lancaster County Detention Center or Kershaw Correctional Institution and Reentry Center listed below.
- For federal custody, check the official BOP locator. For ICE custody, use the ICE locator or call 1-888-351-4024 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern on weekdays other than holidays.