Hyde County Jail Records
Official research did not locate a Hyde County Sheriff's Office online inmate roster, recent-booking report, booking photo gallery, or searchable jail population portal. The Hyde County Sheriff's Department page is still the correct local start because it identifies Sheriff Guire Cahoon, the Public Safety Center, the main phone, the sheriff email, and the mailing address. That makes the sheriff the practical custodian for current local custody questions.
Hyde County Jail records can include current custody, booking details, arrest public information, bond status, release status, or transfer status when those records are maintained and releasable. The page should not be read as proof that a specific field is online. The research found no local profile screen to inspect, so every field tied to the county jail should be framed as something to ask for or verify with the sheriff.
Important: NCDAC states that its records do not include local, county, or city jail records, so a new Hyde County arrest may not appear there.
Call Hyde County Sheriff First
The first access channel for a current Hyde County jail inmate record is the Sheriff's Office phone line at (252) 926-3171. Have the person's full name ready. If possible, add approximate age, date of birth, arrest date, arrest location, and the agency involved. Those details help staff separate similar names and determine whether the person is still in local custody.
- Ask whether the person is currently held at Hyde County Jail.
- Ask whether the person has bonded out, been released, transferred, or taken to court.
- Ask what public booking information can be released by phone.
- Ask whether a written request is needed for a booking sheet, arrest public information, bond details, or mugshot.
- Ask which office handles bond payment or paperwork for that case before sending money or traveling.
For an in-person records question, the sheriff's public contact point is the Public Safety Center at 1223 Main Street, Swan Quarter, NC 27885. Call before going because jail staffing, court transport, weather, ferry access, or emergency operations can affect public access.
Hyde County Records Requests
A focused written request is useful when phone staff cannot release a record or when a copy is needed. North Carolina public-records law allows inspection and copies of public records, but criminal investigation records and some photographs may be withheld. A clear request should name the person, identify the approximate arrest date, and list the records sought. Narrow requests are easier to route and less likely to be delayed by unclear wording.
| Request item | How to describe it |
|---|---|
| Booking sheet | Ask for the public booking record for a named person and arrest date. |
| Arrest public information | Ask for public information under G.S. 132-1.4, including time, place, alleged violation, and circumstances of arrest. |
| Bond status | Ask for the bond amount, bond type, and whether release conditions are set by magistrate or court. |
| Release or transfer status | Ask whether the person was released, bonded out, transferred, or held for another agency. |
| Booking photo | Ask whether a mugshot exists and whether it is releasable under law and agency policy. |
No Hyde County sheriff records fee schedule or fixed turnaround time was located in official sources. North Carolina law says copies should be furnished as promptly as possible after lawful fees are paid. Confirm costs with the office before requesting mailed or certified copies.
Hyde County State Inmate Search
If the person has been sentenced to state prison, placed on probation, placed on parole, or moved into inactive state correction records, use the NCDAC Offender Public Information Search. This is not a Hyde County Jail roster. It is a statewide North Carolina correction search. The research captured the official search fields and help notes.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offender Status | Radio | Optional | All, Active Inmate, Active Probationer/Parolee, or Inactive. |
| Last Name | Text | At least one criterion needed | All or part of a last name may be entered. |
| First Name | Text | Optional | Partial first name searches are allowed. |
| Last Name Sounds Like | Checkbox | Optional | Use when spelling is uncertain. |
| Offender Number | Text | Optional | Leading zeroes are not required and this is the fastest lookup when known. |
| Gender, race, ethnic group | Filter | Optional | Use only when needed to narrow broad name results. |
| Birth Date / Age Range | Date or number | Optional | Birth date uses MM/DD/YYYY with exact or plus/minus year ranges. |
NCDAC help says all supplied criteria must match, results are limited to no more than 10,000 offenders, and the clear button resets the form. The offender number is the cleanest path when a family member, attorney, or prior record has it.
Hyde County Inmate Record Fields
Hyde County Jail did not have an official online profile screen available for inspection. That means field claims should stay modest. A public booking request may seek the categories below, but the sheriff controls what is maintained, what is releasable, and what must be withheld because of law, policy, juvenile status, court order, safety, or active investigation concerns.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Online roster entry | Not available from an official Hyde County source located during research. |
| Booking number | Not located online; request from the Sheriff's Office if needed. |
| Mugshot | Not located online; request from the sheriff if releasable. |
| Charges | Public arrest or charge information may be available from sheriff records or eCourts. |
| Bond | Ask the jail, magistrate, or court; no online jail bond display was located. |
| Status | Call for in-custody, released, bonded, transferred, or court-transport status. |
Hyde County Court Records
Jail records answer custody questions. Court records answer case questions. After a Hyde County arrest, the N.C. court system may show the filed case, charges, hearings, bond conditions, dismissals, pleas, convictions, or dispositions. The N.C. Judicial Branch Hyde County page links to court dates, criminal calendars, forms, eCourts, and services.
Use N.C. eCourts Smart Search by record number or name, then filter to Hyde County when the portal permits. Use N.C. court-date search to check hearings by name, county, date range, citation number, and more. For older files or certified copies, contact the Hyde County Clerk of Superior Court through the court directory.
The court records after a jail arrest page explains the arrest-to-charges path and the difference between a booking allegation and a formal court disposition.
Hyde Jail vs State Prison
Hyde County Jail and Hyde Correctional Institution are often confused because both are in Hyde County. The county jail is run by the sheriff. Hyde Correctional Institution is run by the state. Their records, visits, mail, money, and search systems differ.
| County Jail | State Prison | |
|---|---|---|
| Facility example | Hyde County Jail | Hyde Correctional Institution |
| Run by | Hyde County Sheriff's Office | North Carolina Department of Adult Correction |
| Who is held | Pretrial detainees, local sentences, short holds | Sentenced adult male minimum-custody prisoners |
| Where to search | Call sheriff or request jail records | NCDAC Offender Public Information Search |
| What it excludes | State prison, federal, and ICE custody | County jail inmates and city jail records |
Federal and ICE Custody
No BOP prison, ICE detention facility, or official U.S. Marshals detention facility was confirmed as physically located in Hyde County. Federal and immigration custody questions should still be separated from the jail roster. The BOP inmate locator covers federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to the present and warns that release dates may change because of sentence review and recalculation.
Federal pretrial custody may involve the U.S. Marshals for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Immigration custody uses the ICE Online Detainee Locator, which can search by A-number and country or by biographical details. ICE covers people currently in ICE custody or in CBP custody more than 48 hours. These systems are not Hyde County Jail records.
Hyde County Jail Visits
No official Hyde County Jail visitation schedule, mail page, commissary vendor, phone vendor, video vendor, or money-deposit page was located. The correct answer is to confirm directly with the Sheriff's Office before traveling, mailing items, or sending money. The lack of a posted rule page means details should not be imported from another county.
| Topic | Hyde County Jail finding | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Visit schedule | No official schedule located | Call (252) 926-3171 before going. |
| Visitor ID | No local rule page located | Bring government photo identification and only essential items. |
| No official mail rule page located | Confirm name format, address format, and banned items first. | |
| Money or commissary | No official vendor or fee schedule located | Do not send funds until the jail confirms the person is there and the accepted method. |
Note: Call before a visit, especially when ferry travel, weather, court transport, illness restrictions, or staffing may affect public access.
Hyde County Inmate Facilities
The facility map for Hyde County includes one sheriff-run local jail and one state prison. Each has its own page because each answers a different user intent.
Hyde County Jail
1223 Main Street
Swan Quarter, NC 27885
(252) 926-3171
32 rated capacity; call for custody and visit status.
Hyde Correctional Institution
620 Prison Road
Fairfield, NC 27826
(252) 926-1810
648 offender capacity; state minimum-custody male prison.
The official Hyde Correctional Institution facility page documents the prison's capacity, custody level, programs, warden, and legal-visit email.
That state page is useful for sentenced prisoners, but it is not a substitute for Hyde County Jail custody confirmation after a new arrest.
Hyde County Custody Notices
VINELink and NC SAVAN provide custody-status notification when available. NCDAC describes the service as free and confidential and says it covers county jail inmates, state prisoners, probationers, parolees, and registered sex offenders. Notifications can be by phone, email, text, or TTY. Use it for updates, but verify urgent release or court details with the originating office.
- Booking
- The jail intake process after arrest.
- Bond
- A release condition set by a magistrate or court.
- Detainer
- A hold request from another agency.
- Release
- End of local custody through bond, court order, transfer, or sentence completion.