Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, has about 369,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Spartanburg County is held at the county jail, run by the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Spartanburg County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Spartanburg County is held at the county jail, run by the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office at spartanburgcounty.gov/595/Detention-Center (page title: Detention Center | Spartanburg County, SC), phone 864-596-3424, 950 California Ave Spartanburg, SC 29303, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 864-596-3424.
The Spartanburg County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 890 people, up from about 890 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 496 beds, and it ran at 167 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Spartanburg County has about 369,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 24 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Spartanburg County Jail
The Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Spartanburg, Lyman, Woodruff, Duncan, Wellford, Inman and five more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Spartanburg County.
The FBI's agency list also places six state agencies, three campus police departments, one other agency and one state police unit in Spartanburg County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Greer Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Spartanburg County, so its arrests are not broken out for Spartanburg County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Spartanburg's 1,861 for 2024, Campobello's 1,152 for 2025 and the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office's 898 for 2024.
Together, the eight agencies in Spartanburg County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,610 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Spartanburg County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Spartanburg County serves the sentence in a facility of the South Carolina Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.sc.gov/inmate-search-disclaimer.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Spartanburg County?
Ask the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office at 864-596-3424; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at spartanburgcounty.gov/595/Detention-Center.
How many people are in the Spartanburg County jail?
About 890 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 496 beds.
What is the phone number for the Spartanburg County jail?
864-596-3424, the number on the page of the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Spartanburg County go?
To a facility of the South Carolina Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.sc.gov/inmate-search-disclaimer.
Is this the official Spartanburg County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.