North Carolina Inmate Search Updated on: January 1, 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
Rockingham County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Rockingham County
Pamlico Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Pamlico County
Winton City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Hertford County
Union County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Union County
Henderson County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Henderson County
Harnett Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Harnett County
Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Avery & Mitchell County
Andrews City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Cherokee County
Cabarrus County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Cabarrus County
Charlotte Correctional Center, North Carolina
State Prison
Mecklenburg County
Kings Mountain City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Cleveland County
Pasquotank Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Pasquotank County
Tabor Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Columbus County
Stanly County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Stanly County
Sampson County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Sampson County
Durham Correctional Center – CLOSED, North Carolina
State Prison
Durham County
Guilford County High Point Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Guilford County
Piedmont Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Rowan County
Elizabeth City City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Pasquotank County
Halifax County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Halifax County
Conover City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Catawba County
Rivers Correctional Institution (CI) – GEO, North Carolina
Private Facility
Hertford County
Beaufort County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Beaufort County
Lenoir County W.E. “Billy” Smith Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Lenoir County
Bladen County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Bladen County
Franklin Correctional Center, North Carolina
State Prison
Franklin County
Lenoir City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Caldwell County
Franklin County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Franklin County
Wake County Detention Division, North Carolina
County Jail
Wake County
Caledonia Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Halifax County
Robeson Correctional Center, North Carolina
State Prison
Robeson County
Mecklenburg County Work Release & Restitution Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Mecklenburg County
Guilford County Sheriff’s Prison Farm, North Carolina
County Jail
Guilford County
Burke-Catawba District Confinement Facility, North Carolina
County Jail
Burke County
Transylvania County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Transylvania County
Marion Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
McDowell County
Black Mountain Substance Abuse Treatment Center for Women, North Carolina
State Prison
Buncombe County
Forsyth County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Forsyth County
Rowan County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Rowan County
Yancey County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Yancey County
Buncombe Correctional Center, North Carolina
State Prison
Buncombe County
Farmville City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Pitt County
Rivers Correctional Institution, North Carolina
Federal Prison
Hertford
Southern Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Montgomery County
RRM Raleigh, North Carolina
Federal RRM
Granville
Sanford Correctional Center, North Carolina
State Prison
Lee County
Odom Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Northampton County
Anson Correctional Center, North Carolina
State Prison
Anson County
Creedmoor City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Granville County
Roanoke Rapids City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Halifax County