Greenville County Detention Center, SC

Greenville County Detention Center allows visits every day of the week, but each inmate is limited to two per week, with each visit lasting 30 minutes. Visits may be monitored and recorded. Time blocks can vary by building and pod depending on classification and privileges. Building Four's Video Visitation Office (located in the Building Two lobby) is open 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily, with the last visit accepted at 5:30 p.m. Most on-site visits are first-come, first-serve. You'll need to be on the inmate's approved visitor list, which allows up to three adults and can be updated every 30 days. Bring photo ID that matches the name on the list. At check-in, you'll surrender your ID in exchange for a visitor badge. Prohibited items and certain clothing are not allowed, and all visitors and belongings are subject to search.

Phone service at Greenville County Detention Center is provided by Securus Technologies. Inmates with funds can set up accounts that allow calls, which may be free to the person receiving them. The Detention Center does not allow collect calls to cell phones, so if you want to receive calls on a cell, you'll need to create a Securus account. All inmate calls are recorded and monitored. Attorneys can request an exemption by submitting a Request for Confidential Inmate Phone Call Form listing the numbers to exclude. The form can be faxed or emailed for processing. General-population inmates typically have phone access daily from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., though access may be interrupted for facility operations or lost as a disciplinary measure. For billing questions, technical issues, or number blocking, contact Securus at 1-800-844-6591.

To mail money to Greenville County Detention Center, send a U.S. Postal or Western Union money order made payable to the Detention Center, in care of the inmate. Do not mail cash. It is not accepted. Address your envelope to 20 McGee Street, Greenville, SC 29601. Other options for adding funds may include online deposits, lobby kiosks, walk-in retail locations, and money-transfer services, but confirm the facility's preferred vendors before sending anything. Keep timing in mind: mailed deposits usually take longer because processing doesn't start until the money order arrives, while online and kiosk deposits typically post faster.