This is a private reference service, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, arrange a release or bond, or obtain an official booking record. Use the appropriate government contact below for those matters.
Where to Direct a Request
For a current-custody question, contact the Chester County Detention Center. For a county record request, use the County Administrator’s posted FOIA route. The Sheriff’s office and detention center share the Dawson Drive location, but a jail record, a court case, and a state-prison record remain separate files.
Chester County Sheriff’s Office and Detention Center
2740 Dawson Drive
Chester, SC 29706
Main: (803) 581-5131
Non-emergency: (803) 385-5433
Detention Center: (803) 581-2602
Office hours listed by the Sheriff: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
County FOIA records route: Office of the County Administrator, PO Drawer 580, Chester, SC 29706, (803) 377-1021. The posted form states a $15 minimum administrative fee plus actual request, research, and copying costs.
- Use the county lookup path for JailTracker, released-person filters, and booking-record request steps.
- For a Chester County court result, use the Magistrate Court and the South Carolina Public Index, or the Clerk of Court for General Sessions files.
- For a sentenced person in state custody, use the South Carolina Department of Corrections locator and its separate records route.
- For a federal or civil immigration custody question, use the official BOP or ICE locator described on the county lookup page.