Wayne County Detention Center and Inmate Search

The Wayne County Detention Center houses sentenced and unsentenced individuals. The facility features 7 floors, the first of which is occupied by the Sheriff’s Office. The bottom floor of the facility is occupied by the booking area. The rest of the floors are for the cellblocks. All but one of these floors have 38 beds. The fifth floor has 48 beds. The facility can hold up to 200 inmates – 178 male inmates and 22 female inmates. The detention center has an average daily population of 340 inmates. The Sheriff Carey A. Winders Detention Center Annex enables the Sheriff’s Office to house more inmates, having a total bed capacity of 221.

How to Send Mail or Package

The only type of correspondence that inmates in the Wayne County Detention Center are allowed to receive is post cards. If you wish to send a post card to an inmate, you will need to address it in the following manner:

Inmate’s Name
Wayne County Detention Center
P.O. Box 1877
Goldsboro, NC 27530

Family and friends can send money to an inmate for commissary purchases. Funds can be deposited by visiting the Access Corrections website.

Visitation Hours

Inmates housed in the Wayne County Detention Center are granted the privilege of visitation. All visits need to be scheduled ahead of time. To find out the visitation time and days, you can contact the detention center by calling 919-731-1113.

The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office maintains a list of all individuals currently detained in the detention facility on the VINE website. Each inmate’s record there shows his/her complete name, age, gender, race, photo, custody status, custody date, birthday, and ID number.

Wayne County Sheriff Information

The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is the chief law enforcement agency in the county. It provides various services to the communities within its jurisdiction. It consists of several divisions including Patrol, Investigations, Drug Enforcement, K-9, Warrant Squad, and Support Services. The head of the Sheriff’s Office is Sheriff Larry M. Pierce.

Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Address:
207 E Chestnut Street, Goldsboro, NC 27530

Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Phone Number:
919-731-1481

Wayne County can be found in the eastern region of North Carolina. Its county seat and largest city is Goldsboro. Based on the 2021 census, it has an estimated population of 116,835. The total area of the county is 557 square miles.

2018 Annual Average Violent Crimes: 475
Data Source: North Carolina County Health Rankings

Wayne County Public Records Information

Public records in Wayne County are available upon request. Requests can be submitted by filling out the online form on the county website. Some requests may require payment of a service charge. Records can be sent through email or printed out on paper which costs $0.25 per page.