This private reference site is not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or obtain an official booking record. Contact the agency or court that controls the record.
HCSO Records and Custody
For Hampton County detention, underlying booking records, or the published FOIA route, contact HCSO. The jail-related published numbers differ: HCSO's inmate page lists 803-914-2222 and the county directory lists 803-914-2223. If either does not connect, use the Sheriff's Office number below.
Law Enforcement Center
411 Cemetery Road
Varnville, SC 29944
Office: 803-914-2200
Public non-emergency dispatch: 803-943-9261
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Email: sheriff@hamptoncountysc.org
HCSO online FOIA form
HCSO publishes $22 per hour for search, retrieval, and redaction, a possible 25 percent deposit, and separate media or copy prices. No booking-photo-specific fee or turnaround is published. Its current custody route is HCSO Inmate Information to SC VINELink.
Where the Record Lives
Choose the office based on the record and the point in the process.
- Current county custody or notification: HCSO's VINELink route.
- Existing HCSO booking record or photo: HCSO Records and the FOIA form.
- Hampton County court case or disposition: Clerk of Court, 803-914-2250, or South Carolina case records.
- Bond Court or Varnville Magistrate route: 803-914-2230 at 411 Cemetery Road, Varnville.
- Current state-prison record or photo: SCDC inmate search.
- Federal or immigration custody: the official BOP locator or ICE locator.
The home page explains why these channels have different custody scopes and why a roster absence does not settle a court or booking-record question.