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North Carolina Jails: A Complete List of Jails and Correctional Systems in North Carolina

The North Carolina Jail System

There are 100 counties and 106 jail facilities in NC. Their combined rated capacity is 17,634. North Carolina Jail inspections and standards compliance are enforced by the NC Dept. of Health & Human Resources and by the NC Dept. of Justice (training standards).

The North Carolina Prison System

The Dept. of Correction managed 40,979 inmates on July 22, 2011. The DOC operates 81 adult and juvenile facilities, contracts with 3 private facilities. The department's FY 2010 budget was approximately $1.090 billion with 20,244 employees.

The Community Corrections System

The Dept. of Correction's Div. of Community Corrections supervised 106,581 probationers and 3,544 parolees at the end of 2005. Agency field offices are alligned with the 43 judicial districts of the state.

Alamance County Jail - Graham, NC Alexander County Jail - Taylorsville, NC Alleghany County Jail - Sparta, NC
Anson County Jail - Wadesboro, NC Ashe County Jail - Jefferson, NC Avery County Jail - Newland, NC
Beaufort County Jail - Washington, NC Bertie County Jail - Windsor, NC Bladen County Jail - Elizabethtown, NC
Brunswick County Jail - Bolivia, NC Buncombe County Jail - Asheville, NC Burke County Jail - Morganton, NC
Cabarrus County Jail - Concord, NC Caldwell County Jail - Lenoir, NC Camden County Jail - Camden, NC
Carteret County Jail - Beaufort, NC Caswell County Jail - Graham, NC Catawba County Jail - Newton, NC
Charlotte Central Jail - Charlotte, NC Charlotte Mecklen Central Jail - Charlotte, NC Chatham County Jail - Pittsboro, NC
Cherokee County Jail - Murphy, NC Chowan County Jail - Edenton, NC Clay County Jail - Hayesville, NC
Cleveland County Jail - Shelby, NC Columbus County Jail - Whiteville, NC Craven County Jail - New Bern, NC
Cumberland County Jail - Fayetteville, NC Currituck County Jail - Corolla, NC Dare County Jail - Manteo, NC
Davidson County Jail - Lexington, NC Davie County Jail - Mocksville, NC Duplin County Jail - Kenansville, NC
Durham County Jail - Durham, NC Edgecombe County Jail - Tarboro, NC Forsyth County Jail - Winston Salem, NC
Franklin County Jail - Louisburg, NC Gaston County Jail - Gastonia, NC Gates County Jail - Gatesville, NC
Graham County Jail - Robbinsville, NC Granville County Jail - Oxford, NC Greene County Jail - Snow Hill, NC
Guilford County Jail - Greensboro, NC Halifax County Jail - Halifax, NC Harnett County Jail - Lillington, NC
Haywood County Jail - Waynesville, NC Henderson County Jail - Hendersonville, NC Hertford County Jail - Winton, NC
Hoke County Jail - Raeford, NC Hyde County Jail - Swanquarter, NC Iredell County Jail - Statesville, NC
Jackson County Jail - Sylva, NC Johnston County Jail - Smithfield, NC Jones County Jail - Trenton, NC
Lee County Jail - Sanford, NC Lenoir County Jail - Kinston, NC Lincoln County Jail - Lincolnton, NC
Macon County Jail - Franklin, NC Madison County Jail - Marshall, NC Martin County Jail - Williamston, NC
Mcdowell County Jail - Marion, NC Mecklenburg County Jail - Charlotte, NC Mitchell County Jail - Bakersville, NC
Montgomery County Jail - Troy, NC Moore County Jail - Carthage, NC Nash County Jail - Nashville, NC
New Hanover County Jail - Castle Hayne, NC Northampton County Jail - Jackson, NC Onslow County Jail - Jacksonville, NC
Orange County Jail - Hillsborough, NC Pamlico County Jail - Bayboro, NC Pasquotank County Jail - Elizabeth City, NC
Pender County Jail - Burgaw, NC Perquimans County Jail - Hertford, NC Person County Jail - Roxboro, NC
Pitt County Jail - Greenville, NC Polk County Jail - Columbus, NC Randolph County Jail - Asheboro, NC
Richmond County Jail - Rockingham, NC Robeson County Jail - Lumberton, NC Rockingham County Jail - Wentworth, NC
Rowan County Jail - Salisbury, NC Rutherford County Jail - Rutherfordton, NC Sampson County Jail - Clinton, NC
Scotland County Jail - Laurinburg, NC Stanly County Jail - Albemarle, NC Stokes County Jail - Danbury, NC
Surry County Jail - Dobson, NC Swain County Jail - Bryson City, NC Transylvania County Jail - Brevard, NC
Tyrrell County Jail - Columbia, NC Union County Jail - Monroe, NC Vance County Jail - Henderson, NC
Wake County Jail - Raleigh, NC Warren County Jail - Warrenton, NC Washington County Jail - Plymouth, NC
Watauga County Jail - Boone, NC Wayne County Jail - Goldsboro, NC Wilkes County Jail - Wilkesboro, NC
Wilson County Jail - Wilson, NC Yadkin County Jail - Yadkinville, NC Yancey County Jail - Burnsville, NC
Here you can find information on our nations county jails including general jail information such as address and phone number, inmate visitation rights, how to send mail and money to inmates, and resources on posting bail and getting bail bonds. Please contact us if you find any incorrect or missing information.