Lookup Union County Jail Records

Union County Jail Roster Overview

The official Union County inmate portal is the public roster linked from the county detention center and sheriff pages. The portal page is labeled for the Union County Detention Center and names the detention director in its public text. It carries a broad disclaimer: information is for informational purposes only, may change quickly, may contain errors, does not imply guilt or innocence, and should not be used for legal action. That wording is important because a roster row is a custody record, not a final court judgment.

Union County inmate records in the roster cover current and recent jail custody. The In Custody On date can be set only within the last seven days, so the portal should not be treated as a full history of every past booking. If a person was released before that recent window, the next step is a records inquiry or South Carolina FOIA request through the sheriff's office. If a person was sentenced to state prison, the county jail roster stops being the main source and the South Carolina Department of Corrections locator becomes the better route.

Search Union County Inmate Records

A name is usually enough to start. Use filters only when a common name returns too many rows or when the arrest date or held-for agency is known. The portal's public records are row-based rather than a separate profile page, so read the visible fields and hold-reasons text carefully.

1. Open the official Union County inmate portal from the detention center or sheriff page.
2. For someone believed to be in custody today, leave the In Custody On filter on the current date.
3. Enter a last name or a full or partial name in the Name field.
4. Use Race, Sex, Arrest Date, or Held For Agency only when needed to narrow results.
5. Review the row for mugshot, name, age, arrest date, agency, charges, holds, bond, and judge data.
6. Call the detention center if the arrest is recent, the row is unclear, or no result appears.

The county roster can include Union County Sheriff's Office, Union Public Safety Department, Jonesville Police Department, SCDC, Probation, Parole and Pardon, ICE, US Marshals, SLED, Highway Patrol, Family Court, and outside agencies in the held-for-agency list. That breadth is useful, but it can also make searches confusing. A person may be physically held in Union County while another agency controls release.

Union County Roster Search Fields

The public portal provides multiple filters and resets. The research found no public login requirement for the inmate roster. Date range limits are more important than most users expect because the portal's In Custody On search is limited to a recent window.

Union County Inmate Profile Fields

The Union County roster does not show every jail record field. It withholds full date of birth and shows age instead. Sampled rows did not show public addresses, phone numbers, SSNs, projected release dates, medical facts, or exact housing units. The hold-reasons field is the most detailed part of a row because it can combine warrant data, statute codes, charges, bond, judge, and added holds.

Find County State Federal Inmates

Union County inmate records are split by custody system. The county roster is for local jail custody. SCDC is for sentenced state prisoners. BOP is for sentenced federal inmates. ICE ODLS is for immigration custody. VINELink is a notification and status tool for South Carolina, useful for release alerts but not a substitute for the official jail or prison record.

Union County Jail Facilities

The mapped Union County detention facilities share the Jonesville Highway campus and the same public inmate information line. Their functions differ. The main detention center is the county jail for pretrial detainees, short county/city sentences, Family Court sentences, and holds. The prison work facility houses state inmate workers and supports local work details.

The Union County inmate portal screenshot shows the roster search page used for county jail lookups.

The roster source is best read with the county disclaimer in mind because booking and release data can change quickly.

Union County Booking Process

A person arrested by the Union County Sheriff's Office, Union Public Safety Department, Jonesville Police Department, South Carolina Highway Patrol, SLED, or another agency may be transported to the Union County Detention Center for booking. Jail staff identify the person, collect property, create the custody record, conduct search and screening steps, take fingerprints and a booking photo, enter charges or holds, and classify housing. The portal metadata includes observation and medical-observation cell labels, but sampled public rows did not display exact cell-block values.

Bond follows the court process. The Union County Magistrate Court page says magistrates conduct bail bond hearings two times daily. A newly booked person may not appear with final bond terms immediately. Roster hold reasons can show bond type, bond amount, denied bond, pending bond, judge, and other holds. If a person is held for SCDC, probation, ICE, USMS, or another county, a local bond may not release them.

Union County Visitation Rules

Union County publishes clear visit-routing rules. County sentenced and pretrial inmates must use video visitation through CIDNET, and visits are not scheduled at the detention center. The county says remote and onsite video visits are available. It also states that a victim or co-defendant of the charged crime is not allowed to visit or send mail to that inmate, and administration may cancel or shorten visits for safety and security.

Union County Mail Phone Money

Incoming mail is inspected before delivery. The county says mail to and from an inmate is not limited unless clear and convincing evidence justifies a limit. Indigent inmates receive postage, envelopes, and writing materials for two personal letters per week, with similar support for communication with lawyers and court officials. Specific envelope formats, photo limits, and banned-item lists were not located in official sources.

CIDNET is the account portal Union County identifies for inmate phone and video visitation.

The vendor route matters because the county specifically says visits are not scheduled at the detention center.

Union County Records Requests

For non-online records, the sheriff's Administrative Services Division is the local records channel. The sheriff page says that division maintains incident reports, criminal-history record information, dispositions, expungements, sex-offender registry records, and NCIC files. Local background checks are provided Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Requesters must present a valid driver's license or picture ID and a social security card. The local background-check fee is $5 cash only. Statewide criminal-history checks are routed through SLED and CATCH.

The sheriff's Administrative Services page documents the records and local background-check process.

That office is separate from the jail roster, so use it for reports and background records rather than simple current-custody searches.