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Lenoir County NC - W.E. "Billy" Smith 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.
The phone carrier is Inmate Calling Solutions (ICSolutions), to see their rates and best-calling plans for your inmate to call you.
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
The Lenoir County NC - W.E. "Billy" Smith Detention Center is a low/medium-security detention center located at 130 S Queen St Kinston, NC which is operated locally by the Lenoir 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. Lenoir County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Kinston 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 W.E. "Billy" Smith Detention Center is the pre-trial holding facility in Lenoir County under the control of the Sheriff of Lenoir County. It is proudly named after Retired Sheriff W.E. "Billy" Smith who served the citizens of Lenoir County from 1988- 2012 as Sheriff. Sheriff Smith was instrumental in gaining the approval of the Lenoir County Board of Commissioners to build this state of the art facility.
The Detention Center can adequately house 200 inmates. This facility combines our previous detention center capacity of 85 inmates to allow a total of 285 total capacity in our jail. The detention center houses a law enforcement processing area, inmate booking area, medical wing, kitchen, laundry and trustee housing. The Detention Center is managed by one Captain who serves at the Detention Center Administrator with the assistance of two Lieutenants who handle daily operations, transports and logistics. Each shift is staffed through with 14 detention officers that include three supervisors, one sergeant and two corporals. The Lenoir County Sheriff's Office houses inmates from outside counties and is a participant in the North Carolina State Misdemeant Confinement Program.
Upon entry to our facility, a financial account is created for each inmate. Each inmate can use the funds from this account to make phone calls and purchase items such as snacks, toiletries, paper, writing utensils, envelopes, stamps, etc. from the inmate commissary. You can assist inmates with these purchases by depositing money in their accounts. To deposit money into an inmate account, click the link below.
Please know that inmates are only allowed books that are sent directly from the manufacturer or company who sells the book. No book deliveries from individuals will be accepted.
LENOIR COUNTY W.E "BILLY" SMITH DETENTION CENTER - VISITATION RULES
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 Lenoir County NC - W.E. "Billy" Smith 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.
ATTORNEY and PROFESSIONAL - VISITATION GUIDELINES: (252) 559-6100
PROFESSIONAL VISITATION GUIDELINES
Professional or legal visits shall include attorneys, legal represenative, paralegal, law enforcement ICE official, court official and or clergy member.
All professional visitation will take place in the attorney client consultation visitation rooms.
Unless otherwise requested by legal counsel, professional visitation will be conducted via video link. In person visitation is available upon request.
Clergy visits will be conducted via video only.
Professional visits are NOT monitored or recorded.
2. PROFESSIONAL VISITATION HOURS
NORMAL HOURS: Professional visistation may occur Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with no appointment provided the visit does not jeopardize the security or normal operation of the detention facility.
Please know that we conduct feeding schedules each day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. If you visit during these hours, you may have to wait for an undetermined amount of time.
OUTSIDE NORMAL HOURS: Professional visitations by attorneys, legal counsel, legal representative, paralegal, law enforcement, ICE Official and court officials may take place outside of the normal scheduled hours, but we request the attorney contact the detention facility at least 24 hours in advance to schedule an appointment. We in no way wish to hinder professional visitation, but in fact want to assure we have enough personnel on duty to accomodate your visitation.
If a professional visitor shows up unannounced outside of normal hours, the staff shall work to accomodate the professional visitor provided that it does not compromise the security or normal operations of the detention facility. The on duty supervisor shall have the authority to approve or deny the visit based upon work force present and other circumstances.
Clergy shall only visit during normal business hours
3. PROFESSIONAL VISITATION RULES
All professional visitors should be prepared to provide identification of their employment. Credentials that are not official or not able to be verified may be denied until verification may occur. Official credentials, law enforcement badge, bar association card, etc. shall suffice provided it appears legitimate to the employee and/or supervisor.
Any professional visitor not know to staff and unable to provide valid identification will not be authorized access into the detention center for visitation.
All professional visitors must consent to a visual search of their briefcase or handbag. Items deemed contraband will be withheld from the visitor and returned to them upon completion of the visit.