Charlotte City Jail Inmate Search, Mugshots and Prison Information

Charlotte City Jail is in Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlotte City Jail is commonly confused with Mecklenburg County Jail. The city jail only serves the city of Charlotte, while the county jail serves the entire county.

Charlotte City Jail is located at:

601 E Trade Street, Charlotte, NC, 28202

Charlotte City Jail is only a holding facility. It only houses inmates typically for 72 hours, and then they are transferred out to either the county prison or released from jail.

How to Find Someone in Charlotte City Jail

The City of Charlotte Jail custody report can be found online on the City of Charlotte official website. The records of the Charlotte City Jail only are of those inmates currently sitting behind bars. Typically, the list of inmates is one page. They show their mugshots, first and last name, date of birth, and what crimes they are being charged with.

Sending a Mail/Care Package

Charlotte City Jail does not accept mail and packages for their inmates. Inmates typically only housed in the facility for 3 days.

All mail that will get sent to the facility for an inmate will be returned to sender.

Sending Money

Inmates in the Charlotte City Jail do NOT need money while they are in the city jail. They will get their three meals a day and anything else they may need. You do not need to send money to the jail or try and put money on their books while they are sitting behind bars.

All money sent to the jail will be returned to sender. Any person that comes to the jail to try and put money on the inmate’s books will be refused too.

You will need to wait until the inmate is transferred to their “home” prison before you can put money on their books for their telephone calls and their commissary accounts.

Visitation

Since inmates are typically only housed in the Charlotte City Jail for 3 days, there is no visitation allowed. Family and friends will have to either wait for the inmate to be released from prison or they will have to wait for the inmate to be transferred to their “home” prison.

However, the only people that can visit a prisoner while they are in the Charlotte City Jail is the inmates legal counsel. They will be the only people permitted to talk to their clients. Everyone else will have to wait.

How Often Can I Visit?

There is no visitation for inmates. Only the inmates legal counsel will be permitted. Their legal counsel will have to contact the prison at 704-353-1000 before they can visit.

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