Find Richland County Mugshots, Current Detainees and Booking Records
For a recent Richland County arrest, start with the official Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center Public Web Jail Viewer. It searches people who are currently detained at the county facility and lets you narrow a search by full last name, optional first name and booking-date range.
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Which Richland County Record Should You Search?
The phrases “Richland County mugshots,” “arrest records,” “bookings” and “inmate search” are often used as if they describe one database. In practice, different agencies maintain different stages of the record.
| What you need | Best official source | What it answers |
|---|---|---|
| Is someone in the county jail now? | ASGDC Public Web Jail Viewer | Current detention at Alvin S. Glenn. |
| Was someone booked during a date range? | ASGDC Jail Viewer | Current detainees can be filtered by booking dates; it is not advertised as a complete released-booking archive. |
| Do I need the booking photo? | Alvin S. Glenn / Richland County | The jail viewer says photos are available upon request. |
| Do I need the sheriff’s incident report? | Richland County Sheriff’s Department | RCSD incident-report records when RCSD created the report. |
| Do I need detention or county administrative records? | Richland County FOIA | Non-exempt County records through the County public-record process. |
| What happened after booking? | South Carolina court records / Richland Clerk | Filed charges, case events, sentencing documents and disposition where public. |
| Do I need statewide South Carolina criminal history? | SLED CATCH | Name-based South Carolina criminal-history information, subject to its limitations. |
| Has the person moved to state prison? | South Carolina Department of Corrections | Current qualifying SCDC prison custody, not county-jail detention. |
How to Search the Richland County Jail Viewer
The current ASGDC public search has a narrower, clearer form than many third-party booking websites.
Open the official Public Web Jail Viewer
Use the Richland County jail domain rather than a copied arrest gallery. The viewer states that it covers people who are currently detained at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
Enter the complete last name
The official search requires a complete last name. A partial surname is not presented as the standard search method on the current form.
Add the first name when useful
The first-name field is optional. Add it when a common last name produces too many potential matches.
Use booking-from and booking-to dates
The viewer lets you add a booking date range. This is helpful when you know approximately when the arrest happened.
Confirm the record before assuming identity
Compare all available identifying and booking information. A name match by itself is not enough when several people share the same name.
Move to court or records sources if the person is gone
Because the public viewer describes its coverage as currently detained individuals, a released person may require an arrest report, FOIA request or court-record search instead.
Are Richland County Mugshots Available Online?
The current Public Web Jail Viewer does not promise that every detainee photograph will simply appear in public search results. Its public notice specifically says that photos are available upon request.
If you need a booking photograph, first identify the correct person in the official detainee system. Then use the detention center or appropriate Richland County public-record channel to ask how the photo may be requested and whether any legal restriction applies to that particular record.
Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center
Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center serves as Richland County’s intake facility for people held after arrest and while awaiting trial. It also houses sentenced individuals and uses minimum, medium and maximum security classifications based on detention needs.
The detention center is operated as part of Richland County’s public-safety system. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is a separate law-enforcement agency, so an RCSD arrest report and an Alvin S. Glenn detention record should not be treated as the same document.
How to Read Richland County Bond Information
The jail viewer publishes abbreviated bond-type codes. Knowing what they mean can prevent a common misunderstanding when reading a current detention record.
Richland County Bond Court
Bond Court is located inside Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center at 201 John Mark Dial Drive, Columbia, SC 29209. Richland County states that magistrates conduct bail-bond hearings four times daily.
Published schedule
Monday–Friday: 7 a.m.–2 a.m.
Saturday–Sunday: 7 a.m.–6 p.m.
Phone: 803-576-3281
What Bond Court accepts
Richland County currently lists cash, money orders and cashier’s checks as accepted methods for fines or bonds at Bond Court.
How to Get a Richland County Sheriff’s Incident Report
If the Richland County Sheriff’s Department created the incident report, use RCSD’s records process rather than the detention-center jail search.
Online incident-report requests
- RCSD says an incident report may not be available until one business day after the initial report is taken.
- The department asks users to allow one business day for an online report request to be processed.
- Online requests are fulfilled only when the requester is the listed victim in the report.
- Accident reports identified as TR-310 cannot be obtained through RCSD’s online incident-report service.
When an in-person request is required
RCSD says minors cannot request reports through the online service. For reports involving juvenile information, or when the requester is a victim age 17 or younger, complainant, suspect or another listed person involved, the department instructs the requester to appear at:
Richland County Sheriff’s Department5623 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223
Records hours: 8:00 a.m.–4:15 p.m.
Published in-person report fee: $2 cash per report
Richland County FOIA and Sheriff’s FOIA Are Separate Routes
A useful records request starts with the agency that actually holds the record. Richland County maintains a County FOIA portal, while the Richland County Sheriff’s Department publishes its own FOIA instructions and fee schedule.
Richland County FOIA
Use the County process for non-exempt records held by Richland County departments, including detention-related material when the County is the custodian.
- A deposit of up to 25% of the reasonably anticipated reproduction cost may be required.
- Search, programming, inspection and redaction work can be billed at the applicable employee-rate basis.
- The current County schedule lists $25 per off-site record retrieval.
- Responsive non-exempt records are released after applicable costs are paid in full.
RCSD FOIA
RCSD requires FOIA requests to be submitted in writing. The form may be submitted by mail, email or in person.
- FOIA email: [email protected]
- Retrieval/redaction: $37/hour
- Archive retrieval: $36/box, subject to increase
- CD/DVD: $5/disk
- Printed copies: $0.15/page
Use Richland County Court Records for the Case After Booking
Once the arrest moves into court, the jail record becomes only one part of the history. Richland County is in South Carolina’s Fifth Judicial Circuit, and the South Carolina Judicial Branch provides the official route to Richland County case records.
South Carolina Judicial Branch
The official Richland County courthouse page links directly to Case Records Search and court rosters.
Richland County Clerk of Court
Richland County Judicial Center
1701 Main St., 4th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-576-1950
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
What General Sessions keeps
Richland County states that General Sessions criminal records include warrants, indictments, sentence sheets, bond papers and other related documents that have been filed with the Clerk of Court.
General Sessions primarily handles felony and higher-level criminal cases. The Clerk’s office specifically notes that its records do not include all Magistrate/Summary Court charges, which is why a Clerk search alone should not be described as a complete statewide criminal-background check.
When to Use SLED CATCH Instead of the Jail Viewer
SLED CATCH is South Carolina’s name-based criminal-history search. It is useful when the goal is broader statewide South Carolina criminal-history information rather than current Richland County detention.
| Feature | Richland Jail Viewer | SLED CATCH |
|---|---|---|
| Main purpose | Current Alvin S. Glenn detention | South Carolina criminal-history search |
| Search cost | No search fee displayed | $25 base criminal-record check |
| Online extra charges | Not applicable to ordinary inmate lookup | SLED currently lists a $1 convenience fee plus a $1.43 service fee for each $25 online CATCH report |
| Current jail status | Yes, for current ASGDC detainees | Not a live jail roster |
| Wanted-person information | Not its purpose | Not included in a CATCH report |
| Search method | Complete last name plus optional first name/date range | Name-based; fingerprints are more reliable for identity |
SLED warns that aliases or differences in name and date of birth can cause false positive or false negative name-based results. Use fingerprints when an authorized fingerprint-based process is required.
Alvin S. Glenn Visitation Rules
Richland County currently publishes social visiting hours of Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m.–8:30 p.m., with visits paused during meals, shift changes or lockdowns.
Visit frequency
Each person in custody may choose one one-hour social visit per week.
Visitor limit
Up to two visitors are allowed at a time. Children count toward that limit.
Identification
Visitors must bring photo identification and comply with the facility’s dress requirements.
The County recommends arriving early and calling ahead to confirm visitation is available. Online visit registration and scheduling is linked from the official detention-center page.
Attorney visitation
Published attorney visiting hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.–5:45 p.m. The County lists [email protected] and the Attorney Visit Planner at 803-576-3396 for scheduling.
Detainee Mail and Commissary Deposits
Mailing address
Detainee Name, Number, Housing UnitAlvin S. Glenn Detention Center
201 John Mark Dial Drive
Columbia, SC 29209
Current mail caution
The detention center’s general page lists rules for publisher-sent books and magazines, but the live Public Web Jail Viewer currently carries a more recent notice stating that acceptance of books, magazines, periodicals and other publications is temporarily suspended until further notice. Because those two official pages are not fully synchronized, call the detention center before sending a publication.
Selected mail restrictions
- No cash, checks or cashier’s checks through inmate mail.
- Only U.S. Postal Service money orders are listed for mailed account deposits.
- Photographs must be 5×7 inches or smaller; Polaroids are not allowed.
- No stamps, envelopes, stationery, notebooks, loose writing paper, laminated items or credit/debit cards.
- Restricted or inappropriate photographs and foreign substances are prohibited.
Adding money to an account
Richland County says commissary is ordered weekly and deposits must be made by noon Wednesday for an inmate to order commissary that week.
- U.S. Postal money orders may be left in the front lobby from 8 a.m.–10 p.m., seven days a week.
- The lobby kiosk accepts cash and credit-card deposits.
- Personal checks are not accepted.
- Staff do not accept payments at the counter.
- The County links to McDaniel Supply Company for internet deposits.
When to Switch From Richland County Jail to SCDC
If a person has been sentenced and transferred into South Carolina state-prison custody, use the South Carolina Department of Corrections inmate search instead of the Alvin S. Glenn viewer.
SCDC states that its inmate search displays photographs and public information for people currently sentenced to and incarcerated in SCDC as of midnight the previous day. It does not include people sentenced to county detention facilities, released SCDC offenders, people on parole or probation/community supervision, juveniles housed by the agency or current SCDC fugitives.
Why a Richland County Booking May Not Appear
| Problem | Possible explanation | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| No result for the name | The official search requires a complete last name, or the person may no longer be in current ASGDC custody. | Check spelling, then use court and arresting-agency records if release is possible. |
| Recent arrest but no jail record | The person may not have been booked at ASGDC, may have been cited/released, or booking information may not yet match your search. | Check the arresting agency and later court record. |
| Need an older booking | The public viewer describes itself as a current-detainee system rather than a historical booking archive. | Use County FOIA, agency records and court records. |
| No mugshot shown | The public viewer says photos are available upon request rather than guaranteeing display with every search result. | Contact the detention center or responsible records custodian. |
| Bond information is confusing | The viewer uses abbreviated bond codes. | Use SB, CB, PR and BD definitions above and verify live details with Bond Court. |
| Person is serving a state sentence | The person may have transferred from county detention to SCDC. | Search the South Carolina Department of Corrections. |
| Booking charge differs from later information | Charges can change as prosecutors and courts process the case. | Use the Richland/South Carolina court record for later case status. |
| Need statewide history | A live county roster is too narrow for that purpose. | Use SLED CATCH and understand its name-search limitations. |
What Richland County Arrest and Booking Records Actually Show
| Record | Useful for | Does not by itself prove |
|---|---|---|
| Current jail entry | Present detention at Alvin S. Glenn when shown by the live viewer | Guilt or final case result |
| Booking date | When jail intake occurred | That the person remains detained today |
| Booking photograph | Identifying image associated with detention when released | A conviction |
| Booking charge | Charge connected with detention at that stage | That prosecutors ultimately pursued the same charge |
| Bond entry | Release/bond information recorded in the custody system | That conditions have not changed |
| Incident report | Law-enforcement narrative and related agency information when releasable | The final judicial outcome |
| Court record | Filed case events, hearings, judgments and disposition where public | Facts outside the official court record |
Verified Richland County Jail, Records and Court Contacts
Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center
201 John Mark Dial Dr., Columbia, SC 29209
Phone: 803-576-3200
Office hours: Monday–Saturday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Richland County Bond Court
201 John Mark Dial Dr., Columbia, SC 29209
Phone: 803-576-3281
Richland County Sheriff’s Department
5623 Two Notch Road, Columbia, SC 29223
Main: 803-576-3000
FOIA: [email protected]
Richland County Judicial Center / Clerk of Court
1701 Main St., Columbia, SC 29201
Clerk: 803-576-1950
Criminal Records: 803-576-1939
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Use Mugshot and Arrest Information Carefully
An arrest, booking entry or booking photograph does not establish guilt. A person may be released, charges may change, or a case may be dismissed or resolved differently from the original arrest-stage allegation.
USA-Mugshots.com is an independent informational website. It is not Richland County Government, Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, South Carolina Judicial Branch, SLED or the South Carolina Department of Corrections.
Do not use this page or a copied mugshot database as a substitute for a legally compliant consumer-reporting or background-screening process when employment, housing, credit, insurance or another regulated eligibility decision is involved.
Richland County Mugshots and Booking FAQs
Where can I search Richland County jail inmates?
Use the official Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center Public Web Jail Viewer. It covers people currently detained at the Richland County facility.
What information do I need for the Richland County inmate search?
The current search requires a complete last name. You can narrow the search using an optional first name and booking-from and booking-to dates.
Does the official Richland County site show mugshots?
The current Jail Viewer states that photos are available upon request. It does not promise a publicly displayed photograph for every detainee search.
What do SB, CB, PR and BD mean?
The Jail Viewer defines SB as Surety Bond, CB as Cash Bond, PR as Personal Recognizance and BD as Bond Denied.
Where is Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center?
The facility is at 201 John Mark Dial Drive, Columbia, South Carolina 29209. The published main phone number is 803-576-3200.
How do I get a Richland County Sheriff’s incident report?
Use RCSD’s Request a Report service when RCSD created the report. Online fulfillment is limited to the listed victim, while certain juvenile or involved-person requests must be made in person under the department’s current instructions.
How do I request older jail or detention records?
If the live current-detainee viewer no longer answers your question, use Richland County’s FOIA process for qualifying County records and the responsible law-enforcement agency for arrest or incident records.
Where can I see what happened after the arrest?
Use the South Carolina Judicial Branch’s Richland County case-record route and the Richland County Clerk of Court for the later criminal case. General Sessions records can include warrants, indictments, sentence sheets and bond papers filed with the Clerk.
What is SLED CATCH?
SLED CATCH is South Carolina’s name-based statewide criminal-history search. It is different from a live county-jail roster and currently carries a $25 base search fee plus applicable online fees.
When should I use the South Carolina Department of Corrections search?
Use SCDC when the person is currently sentenced to and incarcerated in South Carolina state-prison custody. SCDC does not serve as the Richland County jail roster.
Can a person disappear from the Richland County jail search after release?
Yes. The Public Web Jail Viewer describes its coverage as people currently detained at Alvin S. Glenn, so a released or transferred person’s information may need to be located through court, FOIA or arresting-agency records instead.
Does a Richland County mugshot prove guilt?
No. A booking photograph documents an identification and detention stage. Guilt and final disposition are determined through the court process.
Official Sources Used for This Richland County Guide
Use these government sources for live verification because custody, bond status, fees, court activity and jail rules can change.
- Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center — Public Web Jail Viewer
- ASGDC — Official Booking Search
- Richland County — Detention Center
- Richland County — Bond Court
- Richland County — Public Records / FOIA
- Richland County Sheriff’s Department — Request a Report
- Richland County Sheriff’s Department — FOIA
- Richland County — General Sessions Criminal Records
- South Carolina Judicial Branch — Richland County
- South Carolina Law Enforcement Division — CATCH
- South Carolina Department of Corrections — Inmate Search
South Carolina mugshots, jail records and statewide search routes →
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Source review: official Richland County, RCSD, South Carolina Judicial Branch, SLED and SCDC sources were reviewed October 17, 2026. The detention center’s current Jail Viewer notice temporarily suspending publications conflicts with older/general mail wording, so publication-mail rules should be confirmed directly before sending books or magazines.