About North Carolina Department of Public Safety

The North Carolina Department of Corrections (NCDOC), has its headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 2012, NCDOC merged with other departments and is now under the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. North Carolina does not operate private prison facilities. Its local jails are usually on the premises of sheriff’s offices and police departments. All prison facilities for state inmates are operated and controlled by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Division of Prisons.

Based on one hundred thousand residents, North Carolina’s violent crime rate is 372, and an incarceration rate of 339. North Carolina spends $29,965 per inmate annually.

Inmate Search

NCDPS manages all its corrections facilities. They ensure the safety and security of their inmates. Property crimes have led to 39% of inmates, 38% due to public order crimes, 23% of crimes against another person, while 1% unreported. 21% are aged 26-30 years old.

A file is opened when someone enters the state jail system, and hence, their jail record is updated frequently. North Carolina administrators create and use jail records to monitor, manage and facilitate rehabilitation for each inmate. These records follow each prisoner as they go through the penal system. Each time they visit the courthouse, receive sentencing, are moved, or participate in prison programs, the record is updated. Jail records are shared among law enforcement and kept online. You can find them using the North Carolina inmate records search tool.

With this search tool, you can also perform state prisoner lookup, such as find state prison probationers and parolees as well as escapees, captures, and absconders. The NCDPS inherits historical inmate information from the NCDOC and can pull inmate records dating back to 1972.

Search parameters provided to guide your search include inmate name or ID number gender, race, age, and birth date. The tool is also useful for finding records of released inmates. The public can search for inmate releases by county, month, and year.

Steps to finding an inmate

Visit the North Carolina Department Of Public Safety Offender Public Information to access the search tool.

The tool provides you with unique ways to search for inmates. Search by Last name (Dave)as shown below.

Results of offenders related to dave are as follows.

Click on the offenders’ number for more information.

Sex offenders

When you want to search for sex offenders, proceed to the NC state bureau of Investigation, agree to the policy and proceed.

Choose how you would want to find an offender from the options below.

Offender search by name

Results

Obtain the information you need from the search criteria.

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