What You Can't Bring to Greenville County Detention Center—And What Happens If You Do

Everyday Items

• ✓ Cellular phones
• ✓ Cameras
• ✓ Purses and other bags
• ✓ Tobacco products
• ✓ Lighters and other flame-producing devices
• ✓ Mace and chemical sprays
• ✓ Firearms or weapons of any type

Travel light. Phones, cameras, purses, and bags aren't allowed inside Greenville County Detention Center. Leave tobacco products, lighters, mace, chemical sprays, and any weapons in your car - or better yet, at home.

Dress Code

• ✓ Short-shorts
• ✓ Miniskirts
• ✓ Bathing suits
• ✓ Halter tops
• ✓ Other revealing clothing

Revealing clothing will get you turned away. Short-shorts, miniskirts, bathing suits, and halter tops are all prohibited. When in doubt, dress conservatively.

Providing contraband to an inmate - or even attempting to - is a felony under South Carolina law (SC Law #24-7-155). The facility makes clear that violators will be prosecuted.

Showing up with a phone, camera, purse, tobacco, lighter, mace, or any weapon puts your visit at risk before you even get through the door. But here's the bigger concern: Greenville County Detention Center warns that providing or attempting to provide contraband to an inmate is a felony under SC Law #24-7-155. They will prosecute.

1. Stop and don’t try to bring it in - If you realize you have a prohibited item, keep it out of the facility.
2. Don’t try to pass anything to an inmate - The detention center states that providing or attempting to provide contraband is a felony under SC Law #24-7-155.
3. Treat any contraband allegation as serious - If staff believe you tried to provide contraband, consider getting legal advice before you make decisions that could affect a criminal case.