Facilities in Richland County

Addresses, phone numbers and capacity come from a public facility directory and can be out of date. Call before you travel or send anything.

Find someone in Richland County

Read the full guide to finding someone in jail.

  1. CallAlvin S Glenn Detention Center: (803) 576-3201; Juvenile Detention Center: (803) 896-9440; Broad River Correctional Institution: (803) 896-2234. Have the person's full name and date of birth ready; booking can take several hours.

Questions about Richland County jail and inmate search

Where do people arrested in Richland County go?

We list 12 facilities in Richland County, South Carolina: Alvin S Glenn Detention Center (201 John Mark Dial Dr, Columbia); Birchwood Institution (4900 Broad River Rd, Columbia); Broad River Correctional Institution (4460 Broad River Rd, Columbia); and more below. We cannot say for sure which one is the main jail, so call the Richland County sheriff's office or the police department that made the arrest to ask where someone is held.

What phone numbers do we list for Richland County jails and facilities?

Alvin S Glenn Detention Center: (803) 576-3201. Juvenile Detention Center: (803) 896-9440. Broad River Correctional Institution: (803) 896-2234. G. Werber Bryan Psychiatric Hospital: (803) 935-7140. These come from a public facility directory and can change, so confirm a number before you rely on it.

How do I find out if someone is in jail in Richland County?

Call Alvin S Glenn Detention Center at (803) 576-3201 with the person's full name and date of birth.

What county jails are near Richland County?

The closest county jails we list outside Richland County are Lexington County Jail in Lexington (Lexington County, about 12 miles), Fairfield County Detention Center in Winnsboro (Fairfield County, about 24 miles) and Kershaw County Detention Center in Camden (Kershaw County, about 28 miles). Distances are straight-line miles between listed facilities, not driving distances.