This is a private reference site, not a Wake County government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a detainee, post bond, schedule visitation, or retrieve an official booking record. Use the official office or public-record portal that matches the type of record you need.
Where to Start for Wake Records
For current county jail custody, start with the Wake County Sheriff's Office Police-to-Citizen Inmate Inquiry. For same-day custody questions, bond routing, or visitation at the county facilities, use the detention contacts below.
| Office or Facility | Contact Details | Best Use |
|---|---|---|
| Wake County Sheriff's Office / Public Safety Center | 330 S Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27601 | Sheriff's Office headquarters and downtown public-safety routing. |
| Wake County Detention Center | 3301 Hammond Road, Raleigh, NC 27610; 919-773-7930 | County jail custody questions, arrest processing, all routine visitation, and bail bonding. |
| John H. Baker Jr. Public Safety Center detention contact | 330 S Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27602; 919-856-5952 | Downtown detention facility questions and PREA reporting channel listed by Wake County. |
| Wake County public-record requests | Wake County NextRequest | Booking records, photos, emails, videos, data, and other records not shown in the roster. |
Wake County lists video visitation at the Wake County Detention Center on Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., with no regular county-holiday visits. Public money kiosks at both county detention facilities are listed for Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Confirm time-sensitive rules before traveling.
- For someone in Wake County jail custody, use jail inmate records and then call the detention center if timing matters.
- For booking photos or Wake arrest-image questions, use jail roster mugshots, the county Bureau of Forensic Services mugshot search, or NextRequest.
- For charges after arrest, hearing dates, Clerk routing, and case status, use court records after a jail arrest and the NC Judicial Branch Wake County pages.
- For facility-specific address, phone, visitation, and locator context, use the detention facility links in the footer.
- For a sentenced North Carolina prisoner, probationer, or parolee, use the NC DAC offender search. DAC states that its database does not include county jail information.
- For federal custody, use the BOP inmate locator or the U.S. Marshals Service Eastern District of North Carolina. For immigration custody, use ICE's Online Detainee Locator System.