The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office is the agency responsible for keeping and maintaining the New Hanover County Detention Facility. In addition to taking in their own residents, the facility also houses inmates wanted from other states and in other counties throughout the state of North Carolina as well as take in inmates from the U.S. Marshall’s as well.

The New Hanover County Detention Facility is nestled in Castle Hayne, North Carolina.

The New Hanover County Detention Facility can hold up to 672 inmates at any given time. The facility is completely self-sufficient when it comes to day to day operations such as food service, laundry, and housing.

New Hanover County Detention Facility wants to provide a safe and humane environment for both the staff members and the inmates. They want to ensure that inmates safety and health come first along with the staff’s safety as well. The staff members will do their rounds 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure there are no issues with inmates and to ensure that no inmate can escape from the facility.

The New Hanover County Detention Facility also offers many programs for its inmates. These programs are to help inmates rehabilitate themselves to productive members of society. These programs include but not limited to:

• Substance Abuse Groups
• GED Prep
• Religious Programs
• Recreational

Inmates in the facility will also have the chance to get medical treatment when necessary.

New Hanover County Sheriff's Office

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
New Hanover County Detention Facility
3950 Juvenile Center Road, Castle Hayne, NC, 28429

New Hanover County Detention Facility Prison Information