Wake County jail inmate search

People in county custody are listed in the Police to Citizen Inmates catalog, which the Wake County Sheriff's Office runs. Open this catalog on your phone to see bond amounts and current custody records.

Every listing tells you if someone has no bond, an unsecure bond, or a secure bond. If the arrest just happened, it may not be posted yet. Call (919) 773-7930 if you don't see them listed.

People arrested in the county go to 1 of the 2 facilities on the Wake County Detention page. Fresh bookings may not be listed online yet, so call (919) 773-7930 or (919) 856-5952.

You can reach detention staff at 3 numbers, listed on the Wake County Detention Center page and the Wake County Visitation page:

• (919) 773-7930: Wake County Detention Center main line for custody questions.
• (919) 856-5952: John H. Baker, Jr. Public Safety Center line.
• (919) 857-9103: Visitation scheduling line, open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. only for booking visits.

County custody is handled in 2 Raleigh buildings. These two appear at the Wake County Detention page as well as on the Wake County Detention Center page:

• Wake County Detention Center: 3301 Hammond Road, Raleigh, NC 27610. All video visitation happens at this main facility.
• 330 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh is the address of the John H. Baker, Jr. Public Safety Center. Downtown Raleigh is where this second facility is located.

The Wake County Sheriff's Office Detention division runs both county detention facilities. The sheriff's office also operates the Police to Citizen Inmates catalog, which you can use for custody searches.

At 3301 Hammond Road, every visit happens by video. These rules come from the Wake County Visitation page:

• Call (919) 857-9103 at least 24 hours ahead, Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• From 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. until 6:30 p.m., visits run Monday to Thursday.
• Up to 2 visitors can join an inmate's 1 weekly visit, which lasts 30 minutes.

Legal mail goes to the facility, while personal mail is delivered digitally to tablets. In the top left corner, write your full name and address. Use this on every envelope: Inmate Name, Inmate Identifier, Wake County Detention NC.

The Instructions for Depositing Funds for an Inmate Account explain how to deposit money online via Access Corrections or at facility kiosks. Money orders and certified checks sent by mail carry a 14-day hold, and personal checks aren't accepted.

A private vendor runs the commissary, which is the jail store, according to the Wake County Detention page.

For questions about phone calls from custody, call (919) 773-7930. You can also call the downtown center at (919) 856-5952, listed on the Wake County Detention page.

Bond types and amounts are among what the sheriff's office publishes in the Police to Citizen Inmates catalog. Names, photos, or arrest records never appear on County Jail Lookup.

Set by a judicial official, a bond is a financial guarantee that lets a person be released before court. Open the Police to Citizen Inmates catalog to see whether the bond is secure, unsecure, or shows no bond at all.

In North Carolina, release options include unsecured bonds or secured bonds backed by cash, a mortgage, or a surety. Bail bondsmen operate under the Commissioner of Insurance, and you can call (919) 773-7930 for bond payment instructions.

Release happens at the facility holding the person, either 330 S. Salisbury St. or 3301 Hammond Road. Call the Wake County Detention Center at (919) 773-7930 or the downtown facility at (919) 856-5952 about a release.