Lee County Detention Facility Inmate Search

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Lee County Detention Facility Inmate Services Information

Phone: 919-718-4567

Physical Address:
1408 South Horner Blvd.
Sanford, NC 27330

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Lee County Detention Center
Facility ID Number: 5111
PO Box 18247
Greensboro, NC 27419

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Lee County Detention Facility
1408 South Horner Blvd.
Sanford, NC 27330
(No books, magazines or newspapers for inmates)

Every year Lee County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 2,480 offenders, and maintain an average of 124 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 Lee County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Lee 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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Lee County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 11/6/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 17 19.10%
Black 31 34.83%
Hispanic or Latino 33 37.08%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 2 2.25%
Asian 2 2.25%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 2 2.25%
Other 2 2.25%
Total 89 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Lee County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Lee County Inmate Criminal Charges - 11/6/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 24 26.97%
Felony (2rd Degree) 21 23.60%
Felony (1st Degree) 2 2.25%
State Jail Felony 6 6.74%
Felony (Uncategorized) 19 21.35%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 17 19.10%
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 Lee County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Lee County Inmate Sex - 11/6/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 77 86.52%
Female 12 13.48%
Total 89 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Lee County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Lee County Inmate Age - 11/6/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 2 2.25%
18-20 5 5.62%
21-24 10 11.24%
25-30 17 19.10%
31-35 17 19.10%
36-40 13 14.61%
41-45 10 11.24%
46-50 5 5.62%
51-55 4 4.49%
56-60 3 3.37%
61-65 1 1.12%
66-75 1 1.12%
76-85 1 1.12%
Total 89 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Lee 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 Lee County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The Lee County Detention Facility serves the following cities and towns of Lee County: Broadway, Sanford and Tramway.