North Carolina Inmate Search Updated on: January 26, 2024
About North Carolina Department of Public Safety
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety has been keeping records of inmates in North Carolina state prisons since 1972.
You can search for inmates by their first and last name, their inmate ID, gender, date of birth, race, and other identifying information. The database contains inmates, parolees, and probationers. The database also includes tools where you can locate escapees, captured, inmate releases, and absconders.
However, the department of corrections database does not include any city or county jails. If you are needing information on an inmate in either a county or city jails, you will need to contact the proper authorities.
Basic Information
How to Do an Inmate Search in North Carolina
When an offender is housed in a state prison, they are property of the Department of Corrections Division. As stated above every state’s Department of Corrections Division has their own jail roster or database that the general public may use.
The North Carolina Department of Corrections offender search database can be found on the official North Carolina Department of Public Safety website.
You can search the inmate list by using the following pieces of information:
First Name
Middle Initial
Last Name
Offender Number
Gender
Race
Ethnic Group
Birth Date
Age
You will see the following pieces of information in the North Carolina jails inmate search:
Offender Number
Last Name
Name Suffix
First Name
Middle Name
Gender
Race
Birth Date
Age
You can click on the inmate’s name to bring up their own personal file. When you do this, you will see the following information:
Inmate Name
Mugshots
Offender Number
Probation Status
Gender
Race
Ethnic Group
Birth Date
Age
Probation Officer
Names of Record
Most Recent Incarceration Summary
Offender Sentence History
Types of Correctional Facilities in North Carolina
List of Correctional Facilities in North Carolina
Correctional Facility Name
Type
County
Albemarle Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Stanly County
Richmond County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Richmond County
Alamance County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Alamance County
New Hanover Correctional Center, North Carolina
State Prison
New Hanover County
Durham County Youth Home, North Carolina
State Prison
Durham County
Burke CRV Center, North Carolina
State Prison
Burke County
Catawba County Detention Facility, North Carolina
County Jail
Catawba County
Raleigh Correctional Center for Women, North Carolina
State Prison
Wake County
Robeson CRV Center, North Carolina
State Prison
Robeson County
Macon County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Macon County
Fountain Correctional Center for Women, North Carolina
State Prison
Edgecombe County
Pitt County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Pitt County
Caldwell Correctional Center, North Carolina
State Prison
Caldwell County
Eden City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Rockingham County
Lincolnton City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Lincoln County
FCI Butner Medium II, North Carolina
Federal Prison
Granville
Archdale City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Guilford County
Holly Springs City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Wake County
Lincoln County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Lincoln County
Clay County Detention, North Carolina
County Jail
Clay County
Alexander County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Alexander County
Warren Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Warren County
Eastern Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Greene County
Haywood Correctional Center – CLOSED, North Carolina
State Prison
Haywood County
Scotland Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Scotland County
Franklinton City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Franklin County
Greene Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Greene County
West Jefferson City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Ashe County
Roxboro City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Person County
Duplin County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Duplin County
Anson County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Anson County
FMC Butner, North Carolina
Federal Prison
Granville
North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women, North Carolina
State Prison
Wake County
Bertie Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Bertie County
Wake Correctional Center, North Carolina
State Prison
Wake County
C. A. Dillon Youth Development Center, North Carolina
State Prison
Granville County
Rutherford Correctional Center, North Carolina
State Prison
Rutherford County
Durham City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Wake County
Johnston County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Johnston County
Guilford County Juvenile Detention Center, North Carolina
State Prison
Guilford County
Mecklenburg County Jail Annex, North Carolina
County Jail
Mecklenburg County
Burke County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Burke County
Hertford County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Hertford County
Wayne County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Wayne County
Graham County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Graham County
Person County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Person County
Currituck County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Currituck County
Wilkes Correctional Center, North Carolina
State Prison
Wilkes County
Cumberland County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Cumberland County
Harnett County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Harnett County