North Carolina Inmate Search Updated on: February 2, 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
Lumberton Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Robeson County
Polk Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Granville County
Albemarle District Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Albemarle County
Tyrrell Prison Work Farm, North Carolina
State Prison
Tyrrell County
Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center, North Carolina
State Prison
Cabarrus County
Charlotte City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Mecklenburg County
Wilson County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Wilson County
Chatham Youth Development Center, North Carolina
State Prison
Chatham County
Jackson County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Jackson County
Durham County Detention Facility, North Carolina
County Jail
Durham County
Craven County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Craven County
Carteret County Detention Facility, North Carolina
County Jail
Carteret County
Lanesboro Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Alexander County
Spindale City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Rutherford County
Gaston County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Gaston County
Alexander Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Alexander County
Orange County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Orange County
Perquimans County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Perquimans County
Caswell Correctional Center, North Carolina
State Prison
Caswell County
Siler City City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Chatham County
Brunswick County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Brunswick County
Craven Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Craven County
Dan River Prison Work Farm, North Carolina
State Prison
Caswell County
Dallas City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Gaston County
Buncombe County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Buncombe County
Hyde Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Hyde County
FCI Butner Low, North Carolina
Federal Prison
Granville
Foothills Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Burke County
Goldsboro City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Wayne County
Polk County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Polk County
Iredell County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Iredell County
Mecklenburg County Jail-North, North Carolina
County Jail
Mecklenburg County
Pamlico County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Pamlico County
Western Youth Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Burke County
Sampson Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Sampson County
Mount Holly City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Gaston County
Apex City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Wake County
Nash County Detention Facility, North Carolina
County Jail
Nash County
Pitt Regional Juvenile Detention Center, North Carolina
State Prison
Henderson County
Southern Pines City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Moore County
Maury Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Greene County
Beulaville City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Duplin County
Elkin City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Surry County
Columbus Correctional Institution, North Carolina
State Prison
Columbus County
Guilford County – Greensboro Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Guilford County
Morehead City City Jail, North Carolina
City Jail
Carteret County
Buncombe County Jail Annex, North Carolina
County Jail
Buncombe County
Cleveland County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Cleveland County
Surry County Detention Center, North Carolina
County Jail
Surry County
Granville County Jail, North Carolina
County Jail
Graham County