Anderson County Sheriff's Office Detention Center Inmate Lookup

Anderson County Sheriff's Office Detention Center Overview

The Anderson County Sheriff's Office operates the Anderson County Sheriff's Office Detention Center as the county jail and detention division. The facility handles adult county detainees booked for the sheriff's office and other law-enforcement agencies, including people waiting on bond, court, transport, or resolution of local charges. ACSO describes detention as part of its Support Section, with responsibilities that also include courthouse security, bailiffs, transportation, and the secure operation of the detention center. That matters for record searching because the jail roster is tied to sheriff custody, not every correctional system that may involve an Anderson County defendant.

The official detention page lists the legal-mail address as 1009 David Lee Coffee Place, Anderson, SC 29625. The sheriff's Law Enforcement Center, administrative office, and FOIA address are separate: 305 Camson Road, Anderson, SC 29625. The detention center phone is 864-260-4363, and ACSO also lists general detention information at 864-260-4201 and DetentionCenterInfo@andersonsheriff.com. Detention leadership named in the research includes Captain David Baker, Administrative Lieutenant Nathan Mitchell, Leslie Mitchell, and Detective Michael Williams. Sheriff Chad McBride is the elected sheriff, but routine inmate, mail, visit, and roster questions normally start with detention or records channels.

The ACSO Detention Bureau page is the source for the county jail population and division details shown below.

The detention page is useful because it connects the public roster, jail information, population figures, detention leadership, and visitor resources in one official ACSO location.

Anderson County Sheriff's Office Detention Center Capacity and Population

ACSO reports an average daily inmate population of approximately 400, with roughly 319 males and 65 females, and about 4,500 new arrests each year. The public Zuercher roster load inspected for the research on June 29, 2026 returned 534 public records. Those numbers should be read carefully. The 400 figure is an official average daily population figure from the detention page, while the 534 count was a live public roster count at one inspection point. The research also notes a planned 600-bed replacement jail project, but that figure belongs to the replacement project and should not be treated as the current building's rated capacity.

The detention center is a large local jail population, and the gap between the average daily figure and one live roster count shows why callers should verify custody status before traveling, posting bond, or mailing legal material. A roster count can shift as arrests, releases, court transports, and agency holds change.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Anderson County Sheriff's Office Detention Center

The correct online lookup for this facility is the ACSO Zuercher inmate search. The roster page says it lists inmates in the custody of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office and that information is updated regularly, but it also warns that online information may not always represent the active, most current status. The roster is a public booking and custody tool, not a final court record and not a statewide prison list.

1. Open the ACSO Zuercher inmate search and read the public-record disclaimer before searching.
2. Search by name when spelling is known. The current configuration also supports filters such as sex, arrest date, release date, and current custody fields.
3. Review the result row for mugshot, name, sex, arrest date, release date, and hold reasons.
4. Open or expand the hold-reason details to compare warrant number, court or issuing agency, charge text, bond type, bond amount, and judge.

If the person is not found, do not assume there is no custody. Anderson County defendants sentenced to state prison should be searched through the South Carolina Department of Corrections inmate search. Federal sentenced prisoners belong in the BOP inmate locator. Immigration custody should be checked through ICE ODLS. For immediate county custody verification, call the detention center at 864-260-4363. For records not visible online, use the ACSO FOIA page, 305 Camson Road, or foia@andersonsheriff.com.

Anderson County Sheriff's Office Detention Center Address and Contact

Use the detention center number for custody and visit questions, and use the ACSO agency directory for office, records, warrants, and detention phone routing. The Law Enforcement Center address is the administrative and FOIA address. Legal mail is not routed through the sheriff's administrative address or the mail-scanning vendor.

Visiting Someone at Anderson County Sheriff's Office Detention Center

ACSO visitation is list-based, and the official ACSO visitor information page is the source to review before arrival. An inmate fills out a visitation list of ten people during intake and can change that list every 90 days. The research states that inmates are allowed one visit per week and that the visit uses a 30-minute time slot. Adult visitors need photo identification such as a driver's license or state ID. Visitors entering the facility are subject to a pat-down search, and refusal ends visiting privileges for that day. ACSO may also refuse a visit if the visitor appears under the influence, lacks identification, refuses to cooperate, or acts disorderly.

Dress rules are also specific. ACSO requires conservative clothing and prohibits short-shorts, miniskirts, bathing suits, halter tops, revealing clothing, underwear-type T-shirts, tank tops, fishnet shirts, and see-through fabric. Shoes and shirts are mandatory, and children must remain supervised and controlled during visits.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Anderson County Sheriff's Office Detention Center

ACSO uses different routes for non-legal mail and legal mail. Effective December 8, 2025, all non-legal detainee mail is scanned through a Greensboro, North Carolina processing address, then made available to detainees on tablets. Physical scanned mail is destroyed after scanning. Non-legal mail sent to the jail after that date is returned to sender. Legal mail remains direct to the facility, must be marked Legal Mail, and is opened in the detainee's presence.

Non-legal mail must include a complete legible return address with the sender's first and last name. ACSO rules limit mail to ten pages or fewer per envelope, with maximum page size of 8.5 by 11 inches. Written pages, typed pages, photos, drawings, and greeting cards may be allowed, but Polaroids, glitter, glue, tape, three-dimensional items, electronic components, contraband, nudity, sexually explicit content, gang content, illegal content, violent content, drug content, and alcohol content are prohibited. Books, magazines, packages, and originals of important documents should not be sent to the mail-processing center.

ACSO says the quickest way to add funds is online through McDaniel Supply. Have the inmate name and ID number before starting, and do not send money orders to the Greensboro mail-processing center. Inmates may buy $10 phone calling cards through commissary. To block calls, ACSO lists 1-800-PAY-TELL.

Booking and Intake at Anderson County Sheriff's Office Detention Center

County jail booking can begin with an arrest or warrant service by ACSO, Anderson Police Department, another municipal agency, Highway Patrol, probation or parole, SLED, USMS, or another law-enforcement agency. Intake commonly includes identification, search, booking photo, fingerprints, medical or mental-health screening, property inventory, charge entry, hold entry, bond or no-bond status entry, and classification. ACSO's roster disclaimer is important here: people may be booked into the detention center at the request of various agencies, and ACSO states it is not responsible for inaccuracies supplied by those agencies or by the inmate.

Roster hold reasons can contain more than a simple charge name. Sample records in the research included warrant numbers, issuing court or jurisdiction, statute code, charge description, arrest date, bond type, bond amount, and setting judge. A hold for another agency can change release timing even if a local bond appears. Call 864-260-4363 before attempting to post bond when the roster shows another-agency holds, no-bond status, or unclear bond entries.

About Anderson County Sheriff's Office Detention Center

The ACSO Detention Bureau page frames the jail's mission as secure operation while preserving the rights and dignity of incarcerated people. The research did not locate a detailed ACSO public program list for GED, vocational, work release, grievance steps, or medical request procedures, so those details should be verified with the detention center instead of assumed. ACSO does publish PREA information, visitor rules, mail rules, phone access, account deposit details, and public roster access.

The facility also sits inside a changing local jail environment. Research notes a planned 600-bed replacement jail project for Anderson County, while current public information still points readers to the existing detention center address and ACSO roster. Until official facility operations change, the safest workflow is to verify current custody in the Zuercher roster, call detention for immediate status, and use FOIA or court channels for records beyond the online jail display.