The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction runs the search for people in North Carolina state prisons. Here is how to use it, what it covers, and where to look if the person is not there.
- Agency
- North Carolina Department of Adult Correction
- Official search
- Offender Public Information search
- ID number
- offender number
Open the Offender Public Information search
How to search the NC DAC inmate list
The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NC DAC) runs a public search called Offender Public Information search. You can search by name (with a sounds-like option), offender number, gender, race, birth date and status.
- You can limit results to active inmates, active probationers and parolees, or inactive records.
The number to write down is the offender number. You will need it to send money or mail, to set up calls and visits, and to find the same person again.
North Carolina state prisons we list
We do not copy the North Carolina prison inmate list yet. These are the state prisons in our North Carolina directory, with address, phone and visiting basics. Use the department's search above to find a person.
- Albemarle Correctional Institution State prison in New London
- Alexander Correctional Institution State prison in Taylorsville
- Anson CI - Female State prison in Polkton
- Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution State prison in Spruce Pine
- Bertie Correctional Institution State prison in Windsor
- Burke Crv Center State prison in Morganton
- Caldwell Correctional Center State prison in Lenoir
- Carteret Correctional Center State prison in Newport
- Caswell Correctional Center State prison in Blanch
- Catawba Correctional Center State prison in Newton
- Central Prison State prison in Raleigh
- Central Regional Hospital State prison in Butner
- Columbus Correctional Institution State prison in Whiteville
- Craggy Correctional Center State prison in Asheville
- Craven Correctional Institution State prison in Vanceboro
- Dan River Prison Work Farm State prison in Blanch
- Davidson Correctional Center State prison in Lexington
- Eastern Correctional Institution State prison in Maury
- Foothills Correctional Institution State prison in Morganton
- Forsyth Correctional Center State prison in Winston-Salem
- Franklin Correctional Center State prison in Bunn
- Gaston Correctional Center State prison in Dallas
- Granville Correctional Institution State prison in Butner
- Greene Correctional Institution State prison in Maury
- Harnett Correctional Institution State prison in Lillington
- Hyde Correctional Institution State prison in Fairfield
- Johnston Correctional Institution State prison in Smithfield
- Lincoln Correctional Center State prison in Lincolnton
- Lumberton Correctional Institution State prison in Lumberton
- Marion Correctional Institution State prison in Marion
- Marion Minimum Security Unit State prison in Marion
- Maury Correctional Institution State prison in Hookerton
- Mountain View Correctional Institution State prison in Spruce Pine
- Nash Correctional Institution State prison in Nashville
- Neuse Correctional Institution State prison in Goldsboro
- New Hanover Correctional Center State prison in Wilmington
- North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women State prison in Raleigh
- North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women - Minimum State prison in Raleigh
- Orange Correctional Center State prison in Hillsborough
- Pamlico Correctional Institution State prison in Bayboro
- Pasquotank C.I. Minimum Security Unit State prison in Elizabeth City
- Pasquotank Correctional Institution State prison in Elizabeth City
- Pender Correctional Institution State prison in Burgaw
- Piedmont Correctional Institution State prison in Salisbury
- Piedmont Correctional Institution - Minimum Security Unit State prison in Salisbury
- Randolph Correctional Center State prison in Asheboro
- Richmond Correctional Institution State prison in Hoffman
- Roanoke River Correctional Institution State prison in Tillery
- Roanoke River Correctional Institution - Minimum State prison in Tillery
- Robeson Crv Center State prison in Lumberton
- Rutherford Correctional Center State prison in Spindale
- Sampson Correctional Institution State prison in Clinton
- Sanford Correctional Center State prison in Sanford
- Scotland Correctional Institution State prison in Laurinburg
- Southern Correctional Institution State prison in Troy
- Southern Correctional Institution - Minimum Custody Unit State prison in Troy
- Tabor Correctional Institution State prison in Tabor City
- Tyrrell Prison Work Farm State prison in Columbia
- Wake Correctional Center State prison in Raleigh
- Warren Correctional Institution State prison in Manson
- Western Correctional Center for Women State prison in Black Mountain
- Wilkes Correctional Center State prison in North Wilkesboro
State prison, county jail or federal prison?
The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction holds people serving state prison sentences. Someone arrested in the last few days is almost always in a county jail instead, and will not show up in the state prison search yet. For a recent arrest, start with the county: open our North Carolina page and pick the county where the arrest happened.
People sentenced for federal crimes are held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own search. See federal inmate search (BOP).
After you find them
- Visits: most prisons require you to be on the person's approved visitor list first. How visiting works.
- Money: how to send money and how commissary works.
- Mail and calls: sending mail, phone calls and video visits.
- Release and transfer alerts: VINE notifications.
Questions
What do I need to search the NC DAC inmate list?
The Offender Public Information search lets you search by name (with a sounds-like option), offender number, gender, race, birth date and status. A full legal name or the ID number works best.
Someone was just arrested in North Carolina. Will they be in the NC DAC search?
Usually not. People who were just arrested are held in a county jail first. They are moved to a state prison only after a sentence to state prison. Check the county jail where the arrest happened.
Is searchinmates.org part of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction?
No. searchinmates.org is a private website. It is not affiliated with the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction or any government agency. The department's own search is the source of record.
Sources
We opened each of these pages on October 14, 2026. Rules and numbers change, so check the source before you act.
- NC DAC Offender Public Information, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. How the search works and what it covers.
- Correctional Institutions, Bureau of Justice Statistics. How jails (run locally) differ from prisons (run by a state or the federal government).
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