Harnett County Detention Center Inmate Search

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Harnett County Detention Center Inmate Services Information

Phone: 910-893-0257

Physical Address:
175 Bain Street
Lillington, NC 27546-0399

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
Harnett County Detention Center Inmate
Facility ID # 5090
PO Box 18247
Greensboro, NC 27419

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
Harnett County Detention Center
P.O. Box 399
175 Bain Street
Lillington, NC 27546

Every year Harnett County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 6,480 offenders, and maintain an average of 324 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.

The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.

The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Harnett County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Harnett County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of North Carolina and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

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Harnett County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 10/31/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 59 25.99%
Black 96 42.29%
Hispanic or Latino 58 25.55%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 3 1.32%
Asian 5 2.20%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 3 1.32%
Other 3 1.32%
Total 227 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Harnett County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Harnett County Inmate Criminal Charges - 10/31/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 62 27.31%
Felony (2rd Degree) 45 19.82%
Felony (1st Degree) 11 4.85%
State Jail Felony 19 8.37%
Felony (Uncategorized) 38 16.74%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 52 22.91%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 0 0.00%
Holds 0 0.00%
Uncategorized 0 0.00%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Harnett County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Harnett County Inmate Sex - 10/31/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 201 88.55%
Female 26 11.45%
Total 227 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Harnett County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Harnett County Inmate Age - 10/31/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 3 1.32%
18-20 12 5.29%
21-24 23 10.13%
25-30 44 19.38%
31-35 42 18.50%
36-40 35 15.42%
41-45 25 11.01%
46-50 15 6.61%
51-55 11 4.85%
56-60 10 4.41%
61-65 4 1.76%
66-75 2 0.88%
76-85 1 0.44%
Total 227 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Harnett County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Harnett County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The Harnett County Detention Center serves the following cities and towns of Harnett County: Angier, Benson, Buies Creek, Coats, Dunn, Erwin, Fuquay-Varina, Lillington, Mamers, Sanford and Spout Springs.