Search Forsyth County Inmates

How to Search the Forsyth County Jail Roster

The Forsyth County jail roster is searched through the Sheriff's Police to Citizen inmate catalog, often called P2C. The catalog is a public web tool. It shows people held at the Law Enforcement Detention Center. You can scroll the full list or search by name. Each result opens with key facts and a "See More Detail" button for more. The tool is run by the Sheriff's Office, not the court, so it tracks custody, not full case history.

Start with what you know. A name is enough for most searches. If the list is long, the advanced dialog lets you filter by age, race, or gender. Results sort by arrest date, newest first, by default. The roster is near live, but it can lag real events by minutes or hours.

A view of the public inmate catalog shows how results are laid out, drawn from the Forsyth County P2C inmate catalog. The page lists each person with name, age, charge, and bond before you open the full detail.

The catalog above is the front door for a Forsyth County inmate search. The steps below walk through a single lookup from start to finish.

1. Open the P2C inmate catalog in any browser.
2. Type a name into the free-text search box at the top of the list.
3. Click Advanced if you need to filter by a field such as age, race, or gender.
4. Pick a field, an operator, and a value, then click Add Search Filter.
5. Read the result card, then click See More Detail to expand the full record.
6. Use Load More at the bottom to pull in extra records when the list is long.

Treat the roster as a snapshot. A blank or changed field does not mean an error. People move through booking and release all day long.

Forsyth County Inmate Search Fields

The P2C catalog gives you a simple text search and a deeper advanced dialog. The text box matches visible roster data such as a name. The advanced dialog builds filters from a field, an operator, and a value. You can stack filters and choose whether a result must meet all of them or any of them. Race and gender filters use checkboxes. The table below lists the search fields seen in the live catalog.

Note: The advanced field list can change as the Sheriff's Office updates the catalog, so check the live tool before you rely on a saved filter set.

What a Forsyth County Inmate Record Shows

Each roster result opens with a short profile. The name comes first in last, first, middle order. Below it you get basic demographics and the booking facts the public is allowed to see. The collapsed card does not show a mugshot, a pod or cell location, or a warrant number. Those details were not visible in the public view during the catalog check. The table below lists the fields seen on a public result.

The "Expected release" field was blank for the records checked, and it can change after a bond is posted or a hold is added. A charge on the roster is not a conviction. To trace the case itself, move from the jail roster to the court file and check the Forsyth County court records portal. Booking text can also list an "INS DETAINER," which signals a federal immigration hold rather than a local charge.

Forsyth County Jail and Sheriff Offices

The county jail is the Law Enforcement Detention Center, run by the Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Bobby F. Kimbrough, Jr. The official page describes it as an adult maximum-security facility of 400,000 square feet. It is an eleven-story twin tower with 735 modular steel cells and a bed capacity of 1,016. It holds both male and female inmates, both pretrial detainees and sentenced misdemeanants. A look at the official detention center page sets out the building and its role, from the Forsyth County LEDC page.

The detention center page above is the official source for jail facts and inmate service links. The three cards below cover the offices most people need for a Forsyth County inmate search.

The detention center sits on a downtown block bordered by Second Street, Third Street, Church Street, and Chestnut Street. A look at the Sheriff's about page confirms the office leadership and address, from the Forsyth County Sheriff page.

The about page above ties the jail, the administration building, and the sheriff's online tools together in one place.

The Forsyth County Booking Process

Official Forsyth pages do not publish a full step-by-step booking guide. Still, the roster and the jail description set out the basic path. A person arrested in the county is taken to the detention center and booked into the jail system. Photos and fingerprints are taken as required. Staff screen and classify each person before housing.

After booking, a person waits for release, a bond decision, a first court date, or a transfer. Both pretrial detainees and sentenced misdemeanants are held at the same facility. Bond and first-appearance terms are set by a magistrate or judge, not by the jail. Because those terms may not all show on the public roster, confirm them with the magistrate, the clerk, or an attorney. For a related search of charges and active orders, see Forsyth County arrest records or warrant records.

A few terms come up often on the roster. The short list below defines the most common ones so the record reads clearly.

Pretrial inmate

A person held before trial, who has not been convicted of the charge listed.

Sentenced misdemeanant

A person serving a jail term for a misdemeanor after a conviction.

Bond

Money or a promise set by the court to allow release while a case stays open.

Booking agency

The law enforcement office that arrested and booked the person into the jail.

State Prison Versus the County Jail

The county jail and the state prison are not the same. Forsyth Correctional Center is a state prison run by the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. It is a minimum-security adult male facility at 307 Craft Drive with an offender capacity of 248. People held there are in state custody, not county jail custody.

If the person you seek is not on the county roster, they may be in state prison or on probation. A look at the state facility page shows where that prison fits, from the Forsyth Correctional Center page. State custody is searched through a separate locator, which is covered on the released inmates page.

The state prison page above helps you tell county custody apart from state custody when a name is not on the jail roster.

Forsyth County Jail Visitation Hours

The detention center allows public visits on set days based on each inmate's housing unit. Public visit hours run in three blocks across the day. All visitors must register at least 30 minutes before a visit period ends. Attorneys get a wider window and may visit seven days a week. Clergy follow a separate policy. A view of the official visitation page lists the schedule and rules, from the LEDC visitation page.

The visitation page above is the official source for current days, hours, and the registration cutoff. The schedule below sums up the main visit windows.

The visitation page also links pages for the inmate commissary, inmate inquiry, and inmate telephone service. Those vendor details change often, so use the official links rather than any posted rate found elsewhere. The page lists a mail notice in both English and Spanish.

Note: Visit days depend on the housing unit, so confirm the unit and the day before you travel to the detention center for an in-person visit.

Forsyth County Jail Population at a Glance

The jail lists 1,016 beds. On May 25, 2026, the public roster showed 975 people, near the listed capacity. That figure is a roster snapshot, not an audited average daily population. The count rises and falls all day as people are booked and released.

For capacity figures, budget data, and state and national context, see the Forsyth County inmate population page. To confirm a release or set up a custody alert, see the released inmates page. Name lookups always start at the live jail roster, while population data answers broader questions about the jail.

The roster count is a public snapshot, not an audited figure. The Sheriff publishes a fixed bed number, but the daily count is not posted as an official average. Use the roster for who is in custody today. Use the population page when you need the bigger picture or the budget behind the jail.

Tips for a Forsyth County Inmate Search

A few habits make a roster search smoother. Names can be spelled many ways, so try a partial last name first. The catalog matches visible text, so a middle name or a nickname may help when a common name returns a long list. Sort by arrest date to put the newest bookings on top.

Keep a few facts handy before you call the jail. A full name and a date of birth speed up any check by phone. If a person is not on the roster at all, they may have been released, moved to state custody, or never booked at the county jail. The list below sums up the quick checks.

• Search by last name first, then add a first name to narrow results.
• Use the advanced dialog to filter by age, race, or gender on long lists.
• Sort by arrest date when you want the most recent bookings.
• Call (336) 917-7600 with a full name and date of birth to confirm custody.
• Check the state locator if the person may have moved to prison.

A common question fits here, too.

Does the jail roster show a mugshot? The collapsed public result did not display a booking photo during the catalog check. The roster lists name, demographics, charge, and bond, but a photo was not visible in the public view. Use the official tools and avoid third-party sites that repost old booking images.