Mecklenburg County jail inmate search

Custody status is available on the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office online portal. Type a first and last name or an Arrest Number, but don't complete both fields at the same time. There are 2 tools on the site: Resident Inquiry shows custody details and mug shots, while Arrest Inquiry lists the people arrested. If an arrest just happened, call 704-336-8100 because intake must finish first.

Detention Center Central is where officers bring newly arrested people, and it houses the Arrest Processing Center. A name won't appear online until intake is finished by staff. To check on someone brought in today, call 704-336-8100 or dial 1-800-247-9658 for the VINE system. Through VINE, a free automated phone line, you can hear bond, charges, housing, and court dates read out.

Reaching the right desk depends on what you need. On the Detention page of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, you'll find 704-336-8100 for generic inmate and bond information. For details on a specific resident, call the VINE system at 1-800-247-9658.

You can also call Detention Center Central at (980) 314-5200. For trust account money questions, call 980-314-5165 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., 7 days a week. For video visit help, call 855-208-7349.

The Arrest Processing page lists the Arrest Processing Center at 801 East Fourth Street, Charlotte, NC 28202, with phone line (980) 314-5100. This booking center sits inside Detention Center Central, the county's pre-trial facility.

Also run by the sheriff's office are the Juvenile Detention Center and Detention Center North. A TouchPay kiosk sits in the lobby at both Central and North.

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office handles the online lookup and custody operations. To find anyone in a county facility, go to the sheriff's online Resident Inquiry page; use a first and last name, or an Arrest Number.

GTL handles video sessions at mecklenburgcountync.gtlvisitme.com/app. The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office Visitation page lists these rules:

• Sign up and schedule at least 1 day in advance, and no more than 1 week out.
• Residents each receive 2 free video calls of 10 minutes weekly.
• You'll pay $2.50 for each extra 10-minute visit, while 25 minutes costs $6.25.

Call 855-208-7349 if you need help scheduling a visit.

Per the Send Money page, the sheriff takes cashier's checks or money orders by mail for resident trust accounts. Cash and personal letters must never be mailed to that address.

You can also deposit funds at a TouchPay kiosk in the Central or North lobby, online, or at 1-866-232-1899. The maximum balance is $300.

Residents order items from pod kiosks at the commissary, which is the jail store. Spending is capped at $100 a week, split into 2 orders of up to $50 apiece.

Each resident gets 1 free 5-minute phone call a week, according to the Visitation page. If you have questions about GTL video calls or scheduling, call 855-208-7349 for help.

County Jail Lookup never shows names, photos, or arrest records. To check what the county publishes, open the Resident Inquiry page. Mug shots and custody details appear under Resident Inquiry, and Arrest Inquiry lists who got arrested.

With a bond, money or a written promise, someone can leave jail until their court date. Judicial officials in North Carolina set two kinds of bonds: unsecured ones, or secured ones backed by cash, by a mortgage, or by a surety.

You can pay cash or hire a bail bondsman regulated by the Commissioner of Insurance. Per the Detention page, call 704-336-8100 for bond payment details, or read how to bail someone out of jail.

Once a person is cleared to leave, staff provide an escort to the Detention Center Central release area. The Send Money page says the resident's trust account gets closed there by staff. Any remaining balance is paid out as cash, a check, or both. Call 704-336-8100 with questions about release.