Halifax County Inmate Population is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule jail services, or retrieve official booking records. Those questions must go to the sheriff, jail, court, magistrate, corrections agency, or other office that controls the record.
Where to Ask About an Inmate or Record
For Halifax County custody questions, start with the office that matches the record you need. Published research for the county does not provide public lobby-records hours, so call before visiting when timing matters.
Halifax County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center
Sheriff: Tyree Davis
Physical address: 355 Ferrell Lane, Halifax, NC 27839
Mailing address: P.O. Box 36, Halifax, NC 27839
Sheriff's main line: 252-583-8201
Jail general line: 252-583-3081
Jail fax: 252-593-2015
Nearby Court and Release Contacts
Halifax County Courthouse: 357 Ferrell Lane, Halifax, NC 27839
Magistrate, Halifax: 252-593-3019
Clerk of Superior Court: 252-593-3000
District Attorney local directory: 252-593-3010
District Attorney district office: 252-358-7150
Use these record paths for the most common questions:
- For a person who may be held in the county jail, use jail inmate records and call the jail general line if the roster does not answer the question.
- For public booking photos connected to the local jail roster, review jail roster mugshots.
- For charges, court dates, or filings after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Halifax County court contacts.
- For facility-specific details, use the Halifax County Detention Center and Roanoke River Correctional Institution pages linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction offender locator. NCDAC public records guidance says its prison records do not include local, county, or city jail records.
- For federal custody or immigration detention, use the federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System instead of the county jail roster.