Wayne County Detention Center Inmate Search

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Wayne County Detention Center Inmate Services Information

Phone: 919-731-1113

Physical Address:
207 East Chestnut Street
Goldsboro, NC 27530

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Wayne County Detention Center
Facility ID Number: 5210
PO Box 18247
Greensboro, NC 27419

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Wayne County Detention Center
207 E Chestnut Street
Goldsboro, NC 27530

Every year Wayne County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 7,220 offenders, and maintain an average of 361 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 Wayne County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Wayne 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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Wayne County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 10/30/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 29 10.39%
Black 159 56.99%
Hispanic or Latino 65 23.30%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 6 2.15%
Asian 8 2.87%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 6 2.15%
Other 6 2.15%
Total 279 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Wayne County Inmate Criminal Charges - 10/30/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 67 24.01%
Felony (2rd Degree) 53 19.00%
Felony (1st Degree) 20 7.17%
State Jail Felony 25 8.96%
Felony (Uncategorized) 57 20.43%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 57 20.43%
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 Wayne County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Wayne County Inmate Sex - 10/30/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 239 85.66%
Female 40 14.34%
Total 279 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Wayne County Inmate Age - 10/30/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 3 1.08%
18-20 15 5.38%
21-24 28 10.04%
25-30 59 21.15%
31-35 48 17.20%
36-40 41 14.70%
41-45 33 11.83%
46-50 19 6.81%
51-55 13 4.66%
56-60 13 4.66%
61-65 4 1.43%
66-75 2 0.72%
76-85 1 0.36%
Total 279 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Wayne 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 Wayne County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The Wayne County Detention Center serves the following cities and towns of Wayne County: Beulaville, Calypso, Dudley, Eureka, Fremont, Goldsboro, Mount Olive, Pikeville, Seven Springs and Walnut Creek.