Calhoun County Busted Mugshots is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, arrange a release, post bond, or retrieve official booking records. Direct those requests to the public office that holds the record or custody information.
Official Calhoun Record Contacts
Calhoun County arrest and custody questions may involve more than one custodian. The Sheriff’s Office can route law-enforcement and Sheriff records questions, while the Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional Detention Center is the documented local detention route for current custody. A court file and an agency incident report are separate records. Use a full name and approximate date when you contact an office, and ask the office what it can confirm or which custodian has the item sought.
Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office
Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff Thomas S. Summers Jr.
2811 Old Belleville Road
St. Matthews, SC 29135
Mailing address: P.O. Box 749, St. Matthews, SC 29135
Non-emergency and information: 803-874-2741
The official Sheriff source does not publish a separate records-counter telephone number or public counter hours. For a Sheriff FOIA request, use the CCSO FOIA instructions and ask whether CCSO or the detention center is the record custodian.
Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional Detention Center
Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional Detention Center
1520 Ellis Avenue
Orangeburg, SC
Calhoun County directory: 803-531-4658
Orangeburg County detention FAQ: 803-539-2091
Call before visiting or making a records request. The two official county sources publish different telephone numbers, and no separate public booking-photo request form, fee, or records hours were verified.
Calhoun County Clerk of Court
Calhoun County Clerk of Court
902 F.R. Huff Drive
St. Matthews, SC 29135
803-874-3524
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Copies: $0.50 per page
Use the Clerk and the South Carolina Judicial Branch Calhoun court page for case progress, hearings, bonds, and official court copies. A court result is not a real-time custody check.
County FOIA and Administration
Calhoun County FOIA
Shayla Jenkins
sjenkins@calhouncounty.sc.gov
102 Courthouse Drive
St. Matthews, SC 29135
803-874-2435
The county offers online and printable request routes. Its published schedule is a $3 minimum, $0.25 per paper copy, $20 per hour for search, retrieval, or redaction, actual media cost, and a 25% deposit when anticipated staff time exceeds five hours. Those county fees are not a stated Sheriff or detention-center booking-photo price. Elected officials handle their own FOIA requests.
First Judicial Circuit Solicitor, Calhoun Office
First Judicial Circuit Solicitor, Calhoun Office
120 Mill Street
St. Matthews, SC 29135
803-533-6258
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This office is the published Calhoun routing point for expungement matters. It is not a jail, a custody desk, or a records counter. Eligibility is charge-specific, so consult the official form and a qualified lawyer when legal advice is needed.
Where to Look Next
For a fuller explanation of the official paths, start with the countywide booking, custody, and record lookup information. The following routes serve distinct custody or record states.
- For a person believed to be held locally, call the regional detention center and confirm its current information process.
- For an arrest report or a focused request for a releasable booking record, contact the arresting agency or the actual record custodian.
- For a filed criminal case, use the Judicial Branch route and the Clerk for official copies or clarification.
- For a currently sentenced state prisoner, use the South Carolina Department of Corrections inmate search, which has a different scope from local jail custody.
- For federal prison custody, use the Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator; for ICE or CBP custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
- For a warrant-related question, contact CCSO or the Clerk and review the court record. The site’s Wanted Fugitives page explains why no verified Calhoun public warrant portal is presented.