This is a private reference site. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, change a court date, or pull an official booking record. Use the government office that owns the record for those actions.
Where to Start
New Hanover County custody and case records split by agency. The Sheriff's Office and Detention Facility handle current county jail custody. The Clerk and North Carolina Judicial Branch handle formal court records after an arrest. NC DAC, BOP, and ICE handle state, federal, and immigration custody records outside the county jail roster.
New Hanover County Sheriff's Office / Detention Facility
3950 Juvenile Center Road
Castle Hayne, NC 28429
910-798-4200
Detention Division and jail information line. Booking/intake is staffed 24 hours a day.
New Hanover County Clerk of Superior Court
316 Princess Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
910-772-6600
Court records, criminal case files, court dates, and formal charge information.
New Hanover and Pender County District Attorney
316 Princess Street, Suite 543
Wilmington, NC 28401
910-772-6610
Prosecutorial District 6 charging and prosecution office.
Use the route below that matches the record type. A jail booking, a court case, and a prison sentence may involve the same person, but they are maintained by different offices.
- For a person in the county jail, use jail inmate records and the sheriff's P2C Inmate Inquiry before calling 910-798-4200.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots, the P2C Daily Bulletin, or a county public-records request when a photo is not posted.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, the NC eCourts Portal, or the Clerk at 910-772-6600.
- For facility-specific visitation, mail, phone, or money details, use the detention facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the NC DAC Offender Public Information Search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
New Hanover County public records that are not court records can be routed through the county's NextRequest portal. The county cites North Carolina Public Records Law, N.C.G.S. Chapter 132, for county public-records access. Its own routing notes say background checks, marriage, divorce, property, and court-related records are not handled through that online county request queue.