Washington County Jail at the Courthouse
Washington County Jail is researched as the sheriff-operated local confinement facility at the Washington County Courthouse in Plymouth. The official county material places the sheriff's office on the fourth floor at 120 Adams Street and gives a direct detention phone line. The jail is the primary local custody point for people arrested by the sheriff's office, Plymouth Police, Roper Police, Creswell-area law enforcement, warrant service, or another local agency.
The facility should be treated as a county jail for pretrial detainees, local charges, sentenced misdemeanants when locally housed, and other lawful local holds. The North Carolina Jail Administrators' Association directory also notes that Tyrrell County detainees are housed in Washington County Jail. That directory note should not be read as a daily population count, but it explains why some people connected to nearby Tyrrell County may be physically in Plymouth.
The official sheriff page at washconc.org/sheriffs-department shows the local sheriff contact, detention line, courthouse location, and personnel details.
Use the sheriff page details for local custody questions, and use the court or state systems only when the question shifts away from current county jail custody.
Washington County Jail Capacity and Population
The researched facility map reports 42 beds from the 2026 North Carolina Jail Administrators' Association directory. An official county capacity page was not located, so that number should be treated as reported directory capacity rather than a county-published rating. Washington County did not publish a current jail population dashboard, average daily population, annual booking count, average length of stay, or demographic jail breakdown in the sources reviewed.
Without a live roster or jail dashboard, the public cannot infer whether the jail is full, under capacity, or housing overflow on a given day. Call detention for current custody status instead of calculating occupancy from the reported bed figure.
How to Confirm Custody Without an Online Roster
No official Washington County Jail web roster, booking feed, mugshot gallery, or inmate search form was located. The correct local lookup method is to call Washington County Detention at 252-793-1107 and ask whether the person is currently held at the jail.
- Have the person's full name, possible aliases, date of birth or approximate age, arrest date, and arresting agency ready.
- Call detention at 252-793-1107 and ask whether the person is physically in Washington County Jail.
- Ask whether the person was released, moved to court, transferred to another county, committed to NCDAC, held by the U.S. Marshals, or connected to ICE custody.
- Use eCourts for hearing and case records, NCDAC for state correction records, VINELink for notifications, BOP for sentenced federal inmates, and ICE ODLS for immigration detention.
Washington County Jail Address and Contact
The detention line is the first contact for current custody, visitation availability, property questions, and local jail service questions. The business and non-emergency line is useful for sheriff administration. Written requests should be confirmed by phone before mailing or faxing because no dedicated sheriff records-request form was located.
Washington County Jail
120 Adams Street, 4th Floor
Plymouth, NC 27962
Detention: 252-793-1107
Business / Non-Emergency: 252-793-2422
Fax: 252-793-3716
Mailing: PO Box 969, Plymouth, NC 27962
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Detention Administration
Operator: Washington County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff: Arlo Norman
Chief Jail Administrator: Clinta Blount
Detention: 252-793-1107
Use 911 for emergencies.
Visiting the Courthouse Jail
Washington County did not publish an official jail visitation schedule, visitor approval process, jail dress code, video-visit platform, attorney-visit procedure, or minor-child rule in the sources located. Because the jail is connected to the courthouse setting, visitors should bring government photo ID, expect security screening, and confirm the entry point and allowed items before traveling.
| Item | Official Detail Located | Practical Instruction |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visitation schedule | Not published | Call 252-793-1107 before arriving. |
| Video visitation | Not published | Ask whether any video option is available. |
| Visitor approval/list | Not published | Ask whether the inmate must list visitors in advance. |
| ID and screening | No jail-specific rule published | Bring government photo ID and expect courthouse security. |
| Children/minors | Not published | Ask detention what documentation and adult supervision are required. |
Mail, Phone, Commissary, and Money Questions
No official Washington County Jail mail policy, inmate-address format, book-in number rule, scan-and-destroy policy, commissary vendor, deposit kiosk, online deposit provider, phone vendor, phone-rate table, or tablet messaging program was found. Do not send money, mail packages, order publications, or rely on a vendor until detention confirms the current process.
| Service | Published County Detail | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| Mail Address | No inmate-specific format published | Call 252-793-1107 before using PO Box 969 or sending legal mail. |
| Phone / Video | No county jail vendor confirmed | Ask detention whether calls, video visits, or messaging are available. |
| Money Deposit | No vendor, deposit type, or fee published | Ask whether cash, money order, kiosk, online, or phone deposit is accepted. |
| Commissary | No ordering rules published | Confirm whether commissary is available and how funds are applied. |
| Property Release | No policy published | Call before bringing or picking up property. |
Booking, Bond, and Court Routing
After a local arrest, a person may be transported to the Washington County detention function for identity verification, warrant checks, property inventory, fingerprinting, booking photo, medical screening, release-condition review, and classification if not released. The sheriff's page says the office secures custody and control of arrested persons, but it does not publish a detailed local booking timeline.
Bond and release questions may involve detention, the magistrate, or the Clerk of Superior Court depending on the case posture. Washington County's public materials did not publish jail bond payment methods, accepted tender, after-hours posting rules, or bond fees. A person with an outside warrant, probation or parole hold, federal warrant, ICE detainer, or transfer order may remain held even if a local release condition appears available.
State DOC, Federal, ICE, and VINELink Alternatives
A person who leaves Washington County Jail for state prison should be searched through NCDAC Offender Public Information. NCDAC covers state prison offenders, probationers, parolees, inactive historical records, and state correction profiles. NCDAC does not include county jail information.
Federal and immigration custody are separate. The Federal BOP Inmate Locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to present, but a federal pretrial detainee may be in U.S. Marshals custody before BOP assignment. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System is the immigration custody search path. North Carolina VINELink can help with custody or release notifications, but it is not a complete replacement for the jail's detention line.
Parking, Accessibility, and Arrival Tips
The Judicial Branch courthouse page for Washington County gives the same 120 Adams Street location, public weekday hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., limited parking on court days, DSS lot and street parking, and wheelchair access. Jail visitors should treat the trip as a courthouse visit, not a separate suburban jail campus visit.
The courthouse page at nccourts.gov documents the courthouse address, hours, parking, and access notes.
Call detention before visiting to confirm where to enter, whether the person is still in custody, what items are allowed, and whether visitation or property handling is available that day.
Detention Maintenance and Recent Planning
Washington County did not publish a local jail programs page, work-release detail, GED listing, substance-use services list, grievance form, or reentry partner list. The researched local detail is mostly operational and facility-based: county records refer to detention maintenance, repairs, staffing needs, and long-range planning.
The county capital improvement plan includes a detention flooring request for approximately 3,000 square feet of VCT over concrete floors in detention areas not already addressed. May 2025 minutes mention a detention bathroom maintenance quote of $42,000 against $35,000 budgeted at that time. March 2025 minutes note repair work and hiring needs in detention, and December 2024 minutes mention a possible regional detention study useful for long-term planning. None of these items established a new jail project, overcrowding order, or official current population count.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation availability, property rules, and mail or money instructions with Washington County Detention before traveling or sending anything.
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