Greenville County Booking and Inmate Data
Greenville County runs one of the largest detention facilities in South Carolina with an official capacity of 1,277 inmates. The county provides a full online inmate search that covers 72 hour booking records, current inmates, mugshots, charges, and bond data. The Greenville County Detention Center at 20 McGee Street operates 24 hours a day and processes a high number of bookings each year. This guide covers every way to access Greenville County booking records, from the online search tool to phone inquiries and FOIA requests.
Greenville County 72 Hour Booking Search
Greenville County offers a dedicated online inmate search tool where you can look up anyone booked into the detention center. The system is free and open to all. You search by name and get results that show the booking photo, all charges, bond amounts, and court dates. The 72 hour booking data reflects the most recent arrests processed at the facility.
The search tool runs through a web browser. No login is required. Type in the last name and first name of the person you want to find. The system returns all matches. Click on a name to see the full record, including the mugshot and a breakdown of each charge.
The Greenville County inmate search page is shown here.
This is the main search portal for looking up current inmates and recent bookings in Greenville County.
If the online system is down, call the detention center at (864) 467-2330. Staff can confirm if a person is in custody and share basic booking details. The facility is open 24 hours, so you can call at any time.
Note: The inmate search may experience brief outages during system updates or maintenance periods.
Greenville County Detention Center
The Greenville County Detention Center is a large, multi-building complex at 20 McGee Street in downtown Greenville, SC 29601. The phone number is (864) 467-2330. The facility has an official capacity of 1,277 inmates, making it one of the biggest county jails in the state. It handles housing, welfare, transport, medical care, dental care, mental health services, laundry, and food for all inmates in its custody.
The Greenville County Sheriff's Office oversees the detention center. The Sheriff's Office is nearby at 4 McGee Street, Greenville, SC 29601, and can be reached at (864) 467-5300. Staff at both locations can help with booking record requests.
The Greenville County Detention Center page provides details on the facility and its services.
This page covers visitation schedules, inmate services, and contact information for the detention center.
What Greenville County Booking Records Show
Each booking record in Greenville County contains a standard set of data. The record starts with the full name and date of birth. A mugshot is taken at intake and stored in the digital system. All charges are listed with their statute codes. Bond amounts appear for each charge, and the total bond is shown as well.
Court dates are a key part of the record. Once a hearing or trial date is set, it shows up in the booking file. The arresting agency is recorded so you can tell which department made the arrest. Greenville County sees arrests from the Sheriff's Office, city police in Greenville, Mauldin, Simpsonville, and Greer, as well as state agencies.
Other details include the booking date and time, any holds from other jurisdictions, and the release date if the person has bonded out or been discharged. These records update as the case moves through the system.
Greenville County FOIA and 72 Hour Booking Access
The Greenville County Sheriff's Office accepts FOIA requests for booking records. Under Section 30-4-30(d)(3), booking data from the last three months is public. You can request records by name, date range, or booking number. Submit your request in writing to the Sheriff's Office or through the Greenville County government website.
The county must respond within the time limits set by South Carolina law. Most standard booking data is released without issue. Names, charges, bond amounts, and booking dates are all considered public information. Under Section 30-4-40(a)(3), records tied to active investigations may be held back until the case progresses or closes.
The Greenville County government portal is shown below.
From this site you can submit FOIA requests and access other public record tools for Greenville County.
Note: FOIA requests for large date ranges may take longer to process than single-name requests.
State Resources for Greenville County Bookings
Several state-level tools extend your search beyond the local system. The SCDC inmate search covers anyone transferred from the Greenville County Detention Center to a state prison. Under Section 17-1-60, booking records are subject to public release, and fingerprint data from every Greenville County booking goes to SLED under Section 23-3-120.
The SLED CATCH system lets you run background checks that pull from this statewide data. The SC Judicial C-Track portal tracks court cases from booking through final disposition. Search by name or case number to follow cases that started with a Greenville County arrest.
VINELink provides custody alerts. Register with a name or offender ID, and the system notifies you when the person is released or transferred. This is free and works for all South Carolina counties. Section 24-13-50 requires monthly reports from the detention center, which feeds data into these state systems.
Cities Served by Greenville County Detention
The Greenville County Detention Center processes bookings from across the county. Arrests made in the City of Greenville, Mauldin, Simpsonville, and Greer all route through this facility. Local police departments in each city make arrests and transport individuals to the county detention center for booking. This means the 72 hour booking list includes arrests from all parts of the county.
Each booking record notes the arresting agency. This lets you tell the difference between a Sheriff's Office arrest and one made by city police. The data is the same regardless of which agency made the arrest. All records go into the same search system.
Nearby Counties
These counties surround Greenville County and have their own detention centers with booking records.