Harnett County NC Detention Center

County Jail

Last Updated: June 23, 2022
Address
175 Bain St, Lillington, NC 27546
Beds
300
County
Harnett
Phone
910-893-0257
Fax
910-893-6450
Email
webshf@harnett.org
Mailing Address
PO Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131

Harnett Co Detention Center is for County Jail offenders sentenced up to twenty four months.

All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for County - medium facility.

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If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders

Satellite View of Harnett County NC Detention Center

You can support your loved ones at Harnett Co Detention Center on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 910-893-0257.

When someone you care about gets locked up, it's tough to figure out all the ins and outs of jail life. From sending mail to visiting, there are a lot of things to sort out. And getting info about the arrest? Not always easy. That's where this webpage comes in handy. It's here to help you get a handle on how things work at Harnett County NC Detention Center so you can stay connected and support your loved one behind bars.

The Harnett Co Detention Center is a detention center located at 175 Bain St Lillington, NC which is operated locally by the Harnett County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Harnett County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Lillington Police Department, and the US Marshal's Service.

New detainees arrive at the jail regularly, with some being released on bail, placed under pretrial services caseloads, supervised by probation agencies, or released on recognizance with a court appearance agreement. Those who are not released await their court appearances at the jail, receiving accommodations including bedding and meals. You can see all the arrest records for North Carolina here.

The Detention Center includes 300 beds for inmates as well as the Harnett County Sheriff's Office and Harnett County Magistrate's Office. Visitors can enter either the Sheriff's Office Lobby or the Detention Center Lobby. The Sheriff's Office main lobby is an attractive area which provides a receptionist work area and a waiting area for citizens requesting permits or a visit with the Sheriff Staff. The Detention Lobby is for visitors who would like to speak with a Magistrate and is equipped with video stations for visitation. Offenders enter the facility via a secured vehicular sally port, then into a secure Pre-booking area which as access to Magistrates.

The Detention wing consists of seven housing pods: three direct supervision medium-security pods for male inmates; one direct supervision minimum security pod for males; two indirect supervision maximum security pods for male inmates; one indirect supervision minimum and maximum security pod for female inmates; and booking/intake, kitchen, medical and laundry areas. All housing pods have video visitation booths, multi-purpose rooms and outdoor exercise areas. The design of the pods utilize rear mechanical chases so that maintenance personnel do not enter the housing pods, and natural light comes into day rooms from window walls that are in unobstructed view of control areas.

A master control center functions as the nerve center of the facility, controlling inmate movement throughout the entire complex. Radio, fire, medical and security alarms from Detention areas are monitored from this master control area which is staffed twenty-four hours a day.

Inmate Locator

To utilize the Inmate Search page on InmateAid, begin by selecting the relevant prison facility in North Carolina. This allows you to view the current list of inmates housed at Harnett County NC Detention Center.

The second section features the InmateAid Inmate Search tool, providing a user-generated database of inmates. You can access this resource to utilize any of InmateAid's services. If you require assistance in creating an inmate profile to maintain communication, please contact us at aid@inmateaid.com, and we'll gladly help you locate your loved one.

As a last resort, you might have to pay for that information if we do not have it. The Arrest Record Search will cost you a small amount, but their data is the freshest available and for that reason, they charge to access it.

Visitation Information

Harnett Co Detention Center - Visitation

Times and days are subject to change without notice

  • Monday 8:30 am - 4 pm
  • Thursday 9 am - 4 pm
  • Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
  • Saturday 10 am - 3:30 pm
  • Sunday 10 am - 3:30 pm

This facility may also have a video visitation option, please call 910-893-0257, and ask for the "visiting room CO on duty" for more information, alerts, or rule changes.

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