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York County Jail Roster

The York County Detention Center inmate roster is the official current-booking search for the county jail. The roster states that only current booking information is available. That limit matters. A name missing from the roster may mean the person was released, transferred, never booked into York County Detention Center, or is held in another system. The roster is still the fastest local channel for a current York County inmate search because it is tied to the detention center, not a third-party database.

York County Sheriff's Office records identify Tony W. Breeden as sheriff and place the sheriff's office at Moss Justice Center in York. The detention center receives people arrested by local agencies, municipal police departments, state officers, and other authorities. Because municipal police may make arrests inside Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Clover, Tega Cay, and other towns, the arresting-agency field on a roster entry is important. It can tell a user whether the incident report should be requested from the sheriff, a city police department, or another agency.

The York County Sheriff's Office detention page identifies the detention operation and explains the role of the jail. The image below comes from that official detention source.

That detention source supports the distinction between current custody records, facility contacts, and later court case records.

Note: For filed charges, pleas, and sentencing, use the court record after the case reaches the Public Index or York County criminal court records.

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The roster search is simple, but it is narrow. It accepts a last name and can sort the current jail list by last name. If the last name search returns no result, try spelling variations, shorter name fragments where the form allows, or call the detention center booking line. The public roster does not publish date of birth, court date, warrant number, attorney, housing pod, bond type, or medical status in the entries reviewed for York County.

1. Open the York County Detention Center inmate roster and read the current-booking notice before relying on a result.
2. Enter the last name in the search field. The field accepts up to 35 characters.
3. Use the search button or sort option to review matching current detainees.
4. Open the photo or profile detail where available, then compare booking date, city, age, and charge descriptions.
5. Call 803-628-3083 and choose option 2 for booking or release questions when the roster result is unclear.

For inmate roster screenshots and current roster context, the source is the York County current inmate roster.

The roster screenshot source is used here because the search fields and profile inventory come from the live York County roster interface.

York County Roster Fields

The official York County inmate search does not expose a broad multi-field form. It is built around the current roster and a last-name lookup. That makes the roster quick for a known name, but weaker for people searching by booking number, citation number, charge, warrant, or date. If a user has a court case number rather than a name, the better route is the court Public Index or the court that issued the case.

York County Inmate Profile

Roster entries provide enough detail to identify a current booking, but not enough to interpret the full case. A booking number is a jail identifier, not the same thing as a court case number. A charge sequence is an order field, not a statute section. A total bond of $0.00 should not be read as proof that the person can leave, because the public page does not show bond type, hold source, court order, or sentence status.

York County Jail Facilities

York County detention operations are centered on the Moss Justice Center campus. Research found two detention facilities: the Main Building and the Annex. Both use the same public detention phone number. The current detention page lists the Main Building at 621 beds, while an older county page referred to a 565-bed facility. The current detention page is the safer source for the Main Building capacity. The Annex is the former York County Prison, which the sheriff's office obtained in July 2021 and merged into detention operations.

Booking in York County

Official sources do not publish a full minute-by-minute booking workflow. They do explain the detention role: people arrested by agencies in York County are held until they post bond, are ordered released by a court, or are transferred to a state institution after sentencing. In practical terms, a public roster entry may appear after intake and may remain visible while the person is in custody. The court case may lag behind the jail booking because the court file depends on the issuing court, prosecutor, and clerk process.

Bond Court at Moss Justice Center is open 24/7 with a judge on duty at all times. The detention center phone tree routes bond-hearing questions to option 5. Booking and release questions route to option 2. Inmate services route to option 4, with sub-options for visitation, telephone services, classification, banking and mail, and inmate records. These phone routes are more precise than a general sheriff switchboard when the question is about a current detainee.

Booking number

A jail tracking number for the custody event, not a court case number.

Total bond

The public bond total shown on the roster, without all release conditions.

Arresting agency

The agency tied to the charge row, useful for police report requests.

Hold for other agency

A custody flag that may point outside York County court records.

York County Visitation Table

The official visitation and communication sources do not publish a stable public schedule, dress-code table, attorney-visit hour block, or video visit price list. The safest public instruction is to use the detention phone tree and the Smart Communications channel before traveling or funding an account. Jail visit rules can change for lockdowns, staffing, medical restrictions, classification, discipline, or the person's hold type.

Note: Unsupported visit hours are not listed; the official phone tree is the confirmation route before travel.

Mail and Commissary

York County inmates can communicate through Smart Communications and SmartJailMail, including electronic messaging and pictures. For inmate mail services or inmate numbers, the detention center mail room is reached through 803-628-3083, option 4, then option 6. The inmate number is important for mail and money orders. If the roster does not provide enough detail, call the mail room rather than guessing an identifier.

The YCSO inmate commissary source explains the county's commissary routes and is the source for the image below.

The commissary source supports the deposit rules and confirms that cash is not accepted by mail.

• Order frequency: inmates can order commissary items once a week.
• Mail deposits: Western Union or U.S. Postal Money Order, with the inmate name and identification number.
• Cash by mail: cash is not accepted through the mail.
• Lobby deposits: kiosk deposits can be made in the Detention Center lobby.
• Online route: online deposits and orders go through JailPackStore following the vendor instructions.

Beyond York County Jail

A York County inmate search can point to the wrong place when custody has shifted. The SCDC incarcerated inmate search is the statewide channel for people sentenced to the South Carolina Department of Corrections, and SCDC also lists 1-866-727-2846 as a public inmate information line. SCDC records are separate from York County jail records and may show state institution location, SCDC ID, and dorm-room-bunk details that the county roster does not show.

Federal custody is different again. York County Detention Center may house federal or immigration detainees, but the case docket may sit in federal court rather than with the York County Clerk of Court. For arrest reports, use the arresting agency field. A Rock Hill Police Department arrest report is not automatically a York County Sheriff's Office incident report just because the person is housed in the county jail. For anonymous tip channels, the sheriff's Crime Stoppers page lists tip options, Top 10 Wanted, and deadbeat-parent lists.