This website is a private reference guide, not a Beaufort County government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule attorney visits, or pull official booking records. Use the proper sheriff, jail, court, state, federal, or immigration contact for those actions.
Where to Look for Jail and Record Questions
For local custody questions, start with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center. Sheriff Scott Hammonds is the county sheriff. The jail and sheriff's office are at 210 N Market Street, Washington, NC 27889. The main 24-hour phone is (252) 946-7111. Detention services and attorney-visit scheduling use (252) 946-7113, with attorney visits handled by appointment. The front office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Court questions go through the Beaufort County Courthouse at 112 W Second St, Washington, NC 27889, main phone (252) 940-4000.
The official county inmate search is available through the Beaufort County Sheriff NC mobile app. No official web jail roster or web mugshot gallery was located, so the contact route depends on what you need.
- For someone believed to be in the county jail, use the app-only inmate search first, then call the sheriff's main line if the app does not resolve the custody question. See jail inmate records.
- For booking photos or mugshot questions, begin with the sheriff's detention services information and avoid assuming a web gallery exists. See jail roster mugshots.
- For charges, hearings, and filings after an arrest, use the NC Judicial Branch Beaufort County court resources and the courthouse main number. See court records after a jail arrest.
- For the local jail address, phone, capacity, and visitor details, use the Beaufort County Detention Center page.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction offender locator, not the county jail app.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System. VINELink is a separate notification option where available.