1. Pull up the Current Inmates and Releases page on a phone or computer. Names fill in a moment after the page opens, so be patient.
2. Scroll or search for the surname. With many names showing, a quick Ctrl+F or the find option in your phone's browser saves time.
3. Glance at the releases too, in case your person already walked out.
4. Jot down the inmate ID number. Letters to the jail must carry it, and it speeds up deposits.
5. Still stuck? Dial the automated inmate information system on the main line, 843-423-8216, or the jail itself at 843-423-0121.

State law makes jail lists covering the last three months a public record (S.C. Code 30-4-30(D)(3)).

A name can be absent for a handful of reasons:

• Booking is still underway. A brand-new arrest can take a while to appear.
• A crash or injury. Anyone coming from a motor vehicle accident must be cleared by a qualified medical provider before booking, so your person may still be at a hospital.
• Already released. Bond may have been paid, or a judge ordered release.
• Moved. Another county, state prison custody or a federal hold can explain it.
• Under 18. Youths are held apart from the adult jail.
• Spelling. Spellings vary, so retry using a nickname, a former surname, or one piece of a double surname.

For a straight answer, call 843-423-0121 and ask for Booking.

Adults arrested anywhere in this county go to the Detention Center, 2715 E. Highway 76, Suite D, Mullins, SC 29574, 843-423-0121. It houses people waiting for trial, people serving sentences of 90 days or less and people sentenced in Family Court. Newcomers usually sit in the booking holding area until bond is set.

When an arrest happened across a county line, try the jail for that county:

• Dillon County Detention Center, 1027 Old Latta Highway, Dillon, SC 29536, 843-841-3730
• Florence County Detention Center, 6719 Friendfield Rd., Effingham, SC 29541, 843-665-9944
• J. Reuben Long Detention Center (Horry County), 4150 J. Reuben Long Ave., Conway, SC 29526, 843-915-5140
• Williamsburg County Detention Center, 200 South Jackson Street, Kingstree, SC 29556, 843-355-6381

Youths who are held go to Columbia, to the Juvenile Detention Complex at 1725 Shivers Road, Columbia, SC 29210, 803-896-9440.

In South Carolina, records that name people jailed in the past three months are open to the public. Mugshot requests are handled by deputies; call 843-423-8216 to ask whether one can be released. News outlets go through the same office.

• Sites that post booking photos cannot charge to remove one. Once charges end without a conviction, including an expungement, mail the site a certified removal request. It then has 30 days (S.C. Code 17-1-60).
• For an image in immigration files, start an online FOIA filing with ICE through its records request page.
• Photos from federal arrests seldom leave the Marshals Service, except during a manhunt for an escaped or wanted person.

SC VINE is free. It confirms custody and names the facility, then sends an alert when either changes. Register through VINELink South Carolina or phone 866-727-2846, in English or Spanish. Register once for every inmate you track.

Victims also hear from the Detention Center at release time, working with the Sheriff's Victim Services division. If something cannot wait, phone the jail at 843-423-0121.

Bond court happens on the same Highway 76 complex every single day. Weekday sessions start at 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., and weekend and holiday sessions at 9:00 a.m. State law promises that hearing within 24 hours of arrest (S.C. Code 22-5-510). For a charge that could mean a life sentence, bond is decided by a circuit judge.

Money for bond goes to the Magistrate's Office, 2715 East Highway 76, Suite B, Mullins, SC 29574, 843-292-5238, open weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. That window accepts cash, money orders and major credit cards. Jail staff will not point you to any bondsman. Our bail guide lays out every type of bond, fee limits and refunds.

Call the jail at 843-423-0121, or ask the Magistrate's Office at 843-292-5238 once bond court is done. After the case is filed, the state court records search lists each charge; select this county first.

The 12th Circuit Solicitor prosecutes serious charges. Its local office is at 101 Court St., Marion, SC 29571, 843-431-5040. Its staff can say which office is handling a case.

Yes, through the public defender. The person signs a sworn financial form and pays a $40 application fee, which may be cut or waived (S.C. Code 17-3-30). Applications go through the county public defender office, 221 North Main Street, Marion, SC 29571, 843-423-3303.

A family may also hire a private attorney. During booking, people may call a lawyer, family member or pastor. Every other call from the jail phones is recorded.

Every visit here takes place on a video screen. You can choose between two kinds:

• On-site visits from the jail lobby cost nothing. Book them at least 24 hours early, and the person inside must accept.
• Remote visits from home run $0.30 a minute. No booking is needed, as long as the kiosk in the person's housing unit is open.

Visiting generally runs 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. It pauses for meals from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., and hours can differ by housing unit. Before your first visit:

• Create a login with the jail's video provider. Upload a photo of yourself and a readable copy of a government-issued ID.
• Only the account holder may visit, one visitor per session. A child under 18 may join only with a parent or grandparent who is on that adult's account.
• Dress modestly. Tank tops, lingerie, short shorts, spandex and see-through clothes are refused.
• You may not record a visit. Staff record and review every session.
• Account or tech trouble goes to the video provider's support line, 800-729-8355.

Our visitation guide has more tips.

Commissary snacks, soap and phone minutes all come out of this account. Deposits can be made two ways:

• The kiosk in the Detention Center lobby, 2715 E. Highway 76, Suite D, Mullins, SC 29574. A cash deposit carries a $3.00 fee, and a card deposit carries a fee tied to the amount.
• Online, through the website of the jail's commissary company. Search by name or account number. A fee applies, and the receipt arrives by email.

The jail sends back cash, checks and postal money orders that arrive in the mail, so never mail money. Relatives can also buy commissary items online. Orders go in weekly and are delivered on Fridays. Call 843-423-0121 with questions, and see our deposit guide or our commissary guide.

Jail phones make outgoing calls only. People inside cannot take incoming calls, and officers will not relay messages. Every call is recorded and monitored, so save case talk for the lawyer.

• Open a prepaid phone account by calling 800-729-8355. You can fund calls to any number, to one number, or accept collect calls.
• Money can be moved from a canteen account to a phone account by the person inside.
• Tablets carry electronic messages that cost less than a stamp. Families buy gift message packages or accept collect messages.
• The same tablets hold more than 30,000 free e-books, a free law library and scanned mail.

For a true family emergency, call 843-423-0121 and ask for command staff. To learn more, read our jail calls page or our inmate messaging page.

Personal mail is scanned off site and shown on the tablets. Address the envelope in this order:

• Marion County Detention Center
• Inmate name and ID number
• Facility ID#: 5118
• PO Box 18247
• Greensboro, NC 27419

Letters missing the facility name, state, inmate name or ID number go unprocessed. On the outside, write your full name and a complete return address, and add enough postage, since postage-due mail is refused. More rules:

• Send copies, not originals. Originals are destroyed after scanning, which happens within 24 hours.
• Ten pages or fewer per envelope, none bigger than a standard letter-size sheet.
• Photos are fine, except Polaroids. Leave off glitter, glue, tape, 3D designs and cards with electronics.
• Packages are refused. Books are accepted only when religious, such as a Bible or Quran.

Legal mail marked "Legal Mail," and new publications sent one per package by a publisher or national distributor, go to the street address instead: 2715 East Highway 76, Ste D, Mullins, SC 29574, with the inmate's name and ID number. Officers open legal envelopes while the addressee watches. Our mail guide covers the basics.

Officers list and store everything a person brings to booking, and any cash goes on the jail account. Clothes from home are refused. Underwear can be bought through commissary instead.

• Someone outside can pick things up once your person completes a Property Release Form listing that pickup person.
• Thirty days after release, unclaimed items are disposed of.
• For a car hauled away by a tow truck, contact the arresting agency.

To arrange a pickup at the Detention Center, 2715 E. Highway 76, Suite D, Mullins, SC 29574, call 843-423-0121.

A contracted health provider treats people at the jail and reviews every prescription. Everyone is screened during booking. To get medicine or glasses to your person:

• Drop off prescription eyeglasses and valid prescriptions at the Detention Center, 2715 E. Highway 76, Suite D, Mullins, SC 29574, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Emergency prescriptions are taken at any hour.
• Have a list ready before you call: the drug, the dose and the prescriber.

Share health worries with the jail at 843-423-0121. In an emergency, dial 911.

Outside town limits, Sheriff's deputies serve arrest and bench warrants; inside the four towns, town police can serve them as well. Ask the Sheriff's Office at 843-423-8216, or the Magistrate's Office, 2715 East Highway 76, Suite B, Mullins, SC 29574, 843-292-5238. Filed cases show on the state court records search. Wanted-person lists are kept by South Carolina probation officials (Most Wanted Offenders) and by federal marshals (15 Most Wanted), though few local names appear there. To clear it, talk with a defense attorney first. Then your person can walk in and surrender, or the attorney can request a new hearing from the judge who signed it. The Clerk of Court, 1305 N Main St, Marion, SC 29571, 843-423-8240, keeps General Sessions warrants.

• Bond court sits daily at the Magistrate's Office, 2715 East Highway 76, Suite B, Mullins, SC 29574, 843-292-5238. The same office handles minor cases and preliminary hearings.
• Felony cases belong to the Court of General Sessions through the Clerk of Court, 1305 N Main St, Marion, SC 29571, 843-423-8240. The Solicitor sets the first General Sessions dates by the quarter of arrest. An arrest made from October through December 2026 gets an initial appearance on January 14, 2027.
• Town charges are heard in the municipal court of Marion, Mullins, Nichols or Sellers. Call the town court for its calendar.

Upcoming General Sessions terms appear on the county's court rosters. For the full path a case follows, open our criminal court page.

Federal cases from the Pee Dee land at the Florence Division of the federal court, McMillan Federal Building, 401 West Evans Street, Florence, SC 29501, 843-676-3820.

1. Whether they go free before trial gets decided in federal court, usually at a detention hearing soon after arrest (18 U.S.C. 3142).
2. From then until trial, the U.S. Marshals pick the jail. Their Florence office, 401 West Evans Street, Suite 341, Florence, SC 29501, 843-662-0750, can tell you which one.
3. After sentencing, look them up on the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator by name or register number.

1. A person wanted by ICE gets a detainer, on Form I-247A, placed with the jail.
2. That detainer lets the jail keep them up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released, under 8 CFR 287.7(d).
3. South Carolina jails must check status within three days of booking someone on a criminal charge. Anyone without lawful status is then referred to the Department of Homeland Security (S.C. Code 23-3-1100). Bond judges weigh that status too (S.C. Code 22-5-510(D)(4)).
4. After ICE takes custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator. Type the A-number, or else the name with the person's home country. Blank results? ICE says to phone its field office.
5. ICE in South Carolina: 3950 Faber Place Drive, North Charleston, SC 29405, 843-746-9800.

A sentence over three months usually means a transfer to the South Carolina Department of Corrections (S.C. Code 24-3-20). After a General Sessions sentence, the move can take up to two business days while papers are handled.

• Type a name or SCDC number into the SCDC incarcerated inmate search. It covers state prisons as of the previous midnight, not county jails.
• Each new arrival gets an SCDC number within a week and goes through reception and evaluation before a prison is chosen.
• SCDC is at 4444 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 29210, 803-896-8500. The SC VINE line, which sends custody alerts, is 866-727-2846.
• Visiting, mail and deposits for each prison are covered in our South Carolina state prisons guide.

Family Court and juvenile justice workers take over for most people under 18. A child may stay in an adult lockup for six hours or less, and a child age ten or younger is never locked up (S.C. Code 63-19-820).

• Detained youths are kept at the Juvenile Detention Complex, 1725 Shivers Road, Columbia, SC 29210. Call 803-896-9440 about visits.
• Family Court reviews each youth detention within 48 hours, leaving weekend days and holidays off the clock (S.C. Code 63-19-830).
• The local Department of Juvenile Justice office sits at 1305 North Main St., Marion, SC 29571, 843-431-1110.

Older teens can be charged as adults. A 17-year-old accused of a serious felony, one in the top four classes or carrying 15 years or more, goes to adult court (S.C. Code 63-19-20(1)).

The Census put this county at 28,242 residents on July 1, 2025. Arrests in the county come from these departments:

• Sheriff's Office, 1811 North Hwy 501 Bypass, Marion, SC 29571, 843-423-8216, the shared main line (press 2 for the Sheriff). Deputies patrol everywhere outside town limits.
• Marion Police Department, 1024 South Main St., Marion, SC 29571, 843-423-8616
• Mullins Police Department, 843-464-0707. Mail goes to PO Drawer 408, Mullins, SC 29574. City Hall is at 151 East Front Street, Mullins, SC 29574.
• Nichols Police Department, 514 W. Mullins Street, Nichols, SC 29581, 843-289-7834
• Sellers Police Department, PO Box 36, Sellers, SC 29592, 843-752-5009
• South Carolina Highway Patrol, Troop 5, 3415 East Palmetto Street, Florence, SC 29506, 843-661-4700

For non-emergency dispatch anywhere in the county, the 911 center answers at 843-423-8274.