Newberry County Detention Center Overview
The Newberry County Detention Center is operated by the Newberry County Sheriff's Office. Official county research identifies it as the only detention center in Newberry County, serving the Sheriff's Office, Newberry Police Department, Whitmire Police Department, Prosperity Police Department, South Carolina Highway Patrol, South Carolina Transport Police, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, South Carolina Department of Probation, Pardon and Parole, and other certified arresting agencies.
The facility holds pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, people arrested on bench-warrant or family-court matters, probation or parole holds, transport holds, and arrestees awaiting bond or court. Sheriff Lee Foster is the head of the Sheriff's Office, and the county command page lists Captain Dickert Lominick for Jail.
The official overview for the jail is posted by Newberry County on the Newberry County Detention Center page.
That county page anchors the facility details readers need most: the detention-center address, phone number, and official links for jail services.
Newberry County Detention Center Capacity and Population
The Sheriff's jail division page states that the Newberry County Detention Center is licensed to house 134 inmates, has 32 officers including administrative staff, and averages about 2,400 bookings per year. Those figures come from the county's official jail page as inspected in the research file. A current official average daily population was not located, so no current ADP figure is stated here.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Newberry County Detention Center
The county jail lookup route starts with the Newberry County inmate-search page. On inspection, the interactive service was temporarily unavailable, so the county provided a latest bookings PDF and stated that no pictures were available at that time. For records beyond the public page or PDF, use the Sheriff's FOIA process.
- Open the official county inmate-search page and read the public-record and presumption-of-innocence notices.
- If the interactive service remains unavailable, open the latest bookings PDF linked from the county page.
- Search by last name, then compare age, agency-style identifier, and charge descriptions to avoid confusing similar names.
- Call the Detention Center at (803) 321-2141 or file a written FOIA request if the PDF does not answer the custody or booking-record question.
Newberry County Detention Center Address and Contact
The public detention phone is the best starting point for jail-specific questions about current custody, visitor logistics, and whether the published roster fallback is enough for the question being asked. Sheriff's Office records requests use the FOIA channels listed below rather than the search widget or a commercial background-check path.
Newberry County Detention Center
3239 Louis Rich Drive
Newberry, SC 29108
(803) 321-2141
County jail and detention information line.
Newberry County Sheriff's Office FOIA
P.O. Box 247, Attention: FOIA Request
Newberry, SC 29108
(803) 321-2173 fax
Visiting Someone at Newberry County Detention Center
Newberry County states that all public visitation is handled by video conferencing through Legacy/Combined Public Communication. The county says all visits, whether on site or over the internet, use video for safety and security. Schedule visits through Combined Public Communication at 859-334-0959 or through the CPC scheduling route linked from the county visitation page. A detailed day-by-day public schedule was not located in the visible official text.
The county's video-visitation instructions are published on the Newberry County Detention Center visitation page.
Because the county routes scheduling through CPC, confirm visit availability, fees, device rules, visitor approval, and identification requirements before planning a visit.
| Visit Type | Scheduling | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| On-site video visitation | Legacy/CPC, 859-334-0959 | County says public visits are by video conference. |
| Remote internet video visitation | Legacy/CPC, 859-334-0959 | Confirm schedule, fees, and device rules with CPC. |
| Attorney or professional visit | Call the jail before arrival | Official public text did not publish a separate professional-visit schedule. |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Newberry County Detention Center
Official public mail rules were not located in the visible county pages reviewed, so do not assume an envelope format, book policy, photo rule, or money-order process without calling the jail. For commissary deposits, Newberry County links to McDaniel Supply Company and JailPackStore as the inmate commissary account route. Phone and video services are tied to Legacy/Combined Public Communication in the county's visitation material.
Deposits are routed from the county's inmate deposit page to McDaniel Supply's JailPackStore system.
The county page confirms the approved deposit vendor, but fees and checkout rules should be verified in the vendor system before sending money.
| Service | Provider / Detail | Published Fee Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Call the Detention Center before sending mail | Mailing rules not located in official visible text. | |
| Phone / Video | Legacy / Combined Public Communication | County did not publish the fee table in visible text. |
| Commissary deposit | McDaniel Supply Company / JailPackStore | Verify fees during vendor checkout. |
Booking and Intake at Newberry County Detention Center
Newberry County's jail page says the detention center provides jail facilities for every law-enforcement agency in the county. After arrest, the person is transported to the Detention Center unless another lawful custody path applies. Intake creates the jail record, confirms identity, receives property, conducts safety and medical screening, and starts classification before housing. The county jail page specifically highlights electronic fingerprint submissions to SLED and the FBI, electronic commissary, video visitation, and other jail technology.
The public booking material available during the outage lists names, identifiers, ages, charge descriptions, and some court or status notes. Bond, housing, full booking sheets, incident reports, and other detention records may require phone confirmation, the court Public Index, or a written Sheriff's FOIA request.
Custody Notifications and VINELink
Newberry County links victims and concerned citizens to VINE for custody-status checks and notifications. The county describes VINE as free and confidential, with notification options by phone, email, or text. Users may call 866-727-2846, use the VINELink website, or download the VINELink app. VINE is a notification and status tool, not a substitute for the jail's FOIA process or the court record.
The county's VINE instructions are available on the Newberry County victim-notifications page.
VINE is especially useful when a custody status changes after booking, bond, transfer, or release.
About Newberry County Detention Center
The county describes the Detention Center as its only detention center and notes that it has 32 officers, a licensed capacity of 134 inmates, and roughly 2,400 bookings a year. Recent county procurement material also shows facility planning activity, including a detention-center housing-unit solicitation and related construction documents. Those procurement materials do not replace the Sheriff's current licensed-capacity statement, but they show ongoing county attention to jail space and infrastructure.
Official county procurement materials for the detention-center housing project are posted on the Newberry County detention center housing-unit solicitation page.
The solicitation page is facility-specific context, but day-to-day custody, visitation, and records questions should still be confirmed through the Sheriff's Office and the Detention Center.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation scheduling, visitor entry, and mailing rules directly with the Detention Center before traveling or sending anything.