Carteret County Detention Facility

You can support your loved ones at Carteret Co on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 252-728-8400.

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 Carteret County Detention Facility so you can stay connected and support your loved one behind bars.

The Carteret Co is a detention center located at 306 Craven St Beaufort, NC which is operated locally by the Carteret 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. Carteret County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Beaufort 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 Carteret County Sheriff's Office manages the county's only jail facility. Located in Beaufort, North Carolina, the Carteret County Detention Center (CCDC) is responsible for the care, control and custody of Carteret County inmates and for the safety of staff and visitors. CCDC has an average daily population of 117 inmates. No inmate is held except by court order or by other lawful authority.

Inmate Communication

The Carteret County Detention Center provides inmates access to telephone services through a contractual relationship with a third party vendor, which currently is Paytel. All calls are recorded and subject to monitoring by detention facility staff due to security concerns including:

• Protecting victims and potential witnesses from harassing telephone calls
• Reducing opportunities for continued criminal activities from inside the jail, including threats to others
• Helping reduce the potential for escape

Upon admission into the facility following an individual's arrest, he or she is permitted to make a free local one-minute telephone call to inform family members, friends, or attorneys that he or she has been arrested. If an individual is not able to make bond and be released from custody, he or she will have daily access to a telephone up to two times daily, but no less than once per week; provided he or she abides by the detention center's rules; cooperates with the detention center staff; and otherwise behaves in a socially acceptable manner. Access to the telephone is not a right, but rather a privilege, and as such, this privilege may be regulated and terminated accordingly.

The detention center vendor, Paytel, will allow an inmate's first collect telephone call to go through free and can last no longer than one minute. After the one-minute phone call, all calls become collect calls or if the inmate has money on his or her account they can make a debit call. Anyone wishing to accept telephone calls from an inmate will have to contact Paytel directly and establish an account with them. Do not call the detention center, as we are unable to assist you.

Once you have established an account, you can receive collect calls from an inmate. As the recipient of the call, if you agree to accept the call, you are responsible for payment of the call. If you do not want someone from the jail calling you, DO NOT ACCEPT THE CALL and you will not be charged.