Cumberland County NC Detention Center

You can support your loved ones at Cumberland Co Jail on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 910-672-5601.

When someone you care about gets arrested, it can be overwhelming. This webpage aims to ease your concerns by providing information about Cumberland County NC Detention Center. From visitation guidelines to contacting jail staff, we're here to support you as you navigate this challenging time. Take a look around and let us help you understand how to best support your family member or friend in custody.

The Cumberland Co Jail, located at 204 Gillespie St in Fayetteville, NC, is a secure detention center operated by the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office. This facility primarily houses individuals awaiting trial or sentencing, typically for less than two years. It accepts inmates from various jurisdictions, including surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service, and the Fayetteville Police Department.

New detainees are regularly admitted to the jail, with some being released on bail or placed under pretrial services caseloads. Others await their court appearances at the facility, receiving necessary accommodations such as bedding and meals. View all arrest records here.

Inmates serving as trustees within the jail undertake various tasks, including cooking, laundry, and commissary management, often receiving minimal compensation or sentence reduction for their services.

The jail offers a phone program for outbound calls only, with inmates unable to receive incoming calls. Accepting collect calls can be expensive, sometimes exceeding $10 per call. Alternatively, setting up an account through a third-party phone company may entail high fees per minute of usage. Click here for discounts on inmate calls, especially if the communication with your inmate is frequent. It's important to remember that all phone calls are recorded, and discussing sensitive legal matters over these lines is discouraged.

Inmate mail - Procedures are very strict for security and safety reasons.  Any mail parcels that are received contrary to the following guidelines will be returned to the sender.  However, any contraband identified may be confiscated and booked into evidence.  Many items inmates are not allowed to receive through the mail are available through the inmate canteen.  Your cooperation with the jail’s mail staff is greatly appreciated.

Mail is delivered six days a week in accordance with the schedules of the U.S. Postal Service. Letters, pictures 5″ x 7″ or smaller (please, not more than 5), and U.S. Postal money orders are accepted (no cash or personal checks).  All items must be delivered to the Detention Center by the U.S. Postal Service.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE RECEIVED THROUGH THE MAIL:

• Food or cosmetic items
• Stationery, blank envelopes, envelopes with metal clasps, postage stamps, envelopes with gang or suggestive artwork
• Cash, personal or second party checks, traveler’s checks, payroll checks
• We only accept U.S. Postal Service Money Orders. Money orders from other sources are not accepted.
• Blank money orders (money orders must be signed and made payable to the inmate)
• Unless being sent solely for the purpose of making bond, single money orders exceeding $200.00
• Musical, plastic, plastic covered, blank greeting or postcards larger than 6″ x 9″
• Identification cards or copies of same
• Paper clips, staples, pens, pencils, glitter, stickers, glued or gummed labels
• Rosary beads, balloons, string bracelets, or other jewelry items
• Lottery tickets or prepaid telephone cards
• Tape or any type of tape on letters
• Photographs or other pictures writings that are of nude(s), suggestive in nature, showing gangs, gang tattoos, or hand gestures or other similar signs will not be allowed.
• With regard to books, we will not accept anything not sent directly from the publisher, nor anything of an explicit sexual nature, items which call for, provide instructions for or which encourage violence.

The inmate property - The inmate's property is inventoried at booking and placed into self-seal, tamper-resistant plastic bags.  In most cases, this makes it unnecessary for jail staff to further handle an inmate’s personal property.  After an inmate’s cash has been accepted, it is placed in the inmate’s account available to the inmate to purchase commissary items and for other purposes.  Any unused funds are returned to the inmate upon discharge from custody.  Before leaving the booking room, inmates are required to exchange personal clothing for jail clothing.  Their personal clothing is bagged and stored securely until their release. Questions regarding such property should be directed to the arresting agency. Inmates receive basic hygiene items free of charge when first entering custody.

All releases from the Cumberland County Jail shall be the result of an inmate posting bond, a court order, completion of a sentence, payment of a fine and court costs, a teletype from another agency releasing their hold, or transfer of the inmate to the custody of another agency authorized by law to assume custody of that inmate.  Releases may occur at any time of the day or night.  Paperwork and other information in the inmate’s file receive a comprehensive and thorough review during the release process.  You should know that this is time-consuming and must be carefully done to ensure public safety.  A file review occurs in the order in which the file was received by the release control officer.

Inmates serving a sentence are generally released between 6:00 AM and 9:00 PM on the day of discharge unless the court makes other instructions.

Some inmates required to be released to adult probation; drug treatment and other programs must be picked up by a representative from that program. Inmates with charges from other jurisdictions are turned over to officers from the other jurisdiction when all Cumberland County business has been completed.

For security purpose, jail staff members are forbidden from discussing when an inmate will be transported from the facility.

Inmate clothing and property in the custody of the jail will be returned, as will any money left in the inmate’s account, at the time of release.

Inmates may be transferred to other institutions for a number of reasons: these include court, medical treatment, to serve a sentence, safety of the inmate, etc.  In order to protect the safety of the inmates and staff, transfers are not discussed with the public or media.

FUNERALS - Inmates may, with special permission, be taken to a private viewing or visitation following the death of a close family member.  Such visits only occur with the permission of the Courts and the Sheriff’s Office following a thorough security review of the location and the inmate’s record; including any outside information available. It is the inmate’s attorney’s responsibility to secure the court order.  Visitations following a death must be within Cumberland County and will be done at unannounced times.  The inmate will be transported in full security restraints and may, at the discretion of the Sheriff’s Office, be required to wear jail uniform.