This is a private reference site, not a Hampton County government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a detainee, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull official booking records. Use the official contacts below for those tasks.
Where to Ask for Hampton County Records
Use the office that matches the record type. Jail custody questions usually start with the detention center, court filings after an arrest move through the court system, and release notifications may be handled through South Carolina VINE.
Hampton County Detention Center
409 Cemetery Road
Varnville, SC 29944
Phone: (803) 914-2223
Fax: (803) 914-2227
Hampton County Sheriff's Office and Law Enforcement Center
411 Cemetery Road
Varnville, SC 29944
Office: 803-914-2200
Fax: 803-914-2213
Email: sheriff@hamptoncountysc.org
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Hampton County Clerk of Court
1 Courthouse Square, Elm Street
Hampton, SC 29924
Phone: (803) 914-2250
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bond Court
411 Cemetery Road
Varnville, SC 29944
Office: (803) 914-2230
South Carolina VINE
Phone: 1-866-727-2846
- For someone believed to be in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and the Hampton County Detention Center phone number.
- For booking photos or whether a local official mugshot is available, review jail roster mugshots and ask the records-holding office directly.
- For charges, hearings, and case numbers after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Hampton County Public Index path.
- For facility-specific custody questions, use the Hampton County Detention Center or Federal Correctional Institution Estill facility page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced South Carolina prisoner, use the South Carolina Department of Corrections locator rather than the county jail.
- For a federal prisoner or immigration detainee, use the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.