Tyrrell County Inmate Search Limits
Official county and state sources reviewed did not locate a Tyrrell County online jail roster, county jail booking webpage, or sheriff-hosted inmate lookup. The North Carolina Sheriffs' Association listing for Sheriff Kevin Sawyer marks the jail field as N/A. That finding should shape the search: a person recently arrested in Tyrrell County may not appear in an online county roster, and a state offender search may not include the person if the person is only in local pretrial custody.
The local custody contact is the Tyrrell County Sheriff's Department. The county page names Kevin Sawyer as Sheriff and lists the office phone as (252) 796-2251. The Town of Columbia law-enforcement page gives the street location as 405 Main Street in Columbia and office hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Emergency matters use 911.
Tyrrell County Sheriff's Office
405 Main Street
Columbia, NC 27925
(252) 796-2251
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Search Tyrrell County Inmates
Since no county jail roster was verified, the practical search process depends on custody type. Local booking and arrest questions go to the Sheriff's Office. Sentenced state prisoners, probationers, and parolees are searched through NC DAC. Court dates, charges, bond events, and dispositions are court records and should be checked through the North Carolina eCourts Portal or the Clerk of Superior Court.
- For a recent arrest or local custody question, call the Sheriff's Office at (252) 796-2251 during office hours.
- For a state prisoner, probationer, or parolee, use the NC DAC offender search by name or offender ID.
- For a pending criminal case, search eCourts Portal by name, case number, or citation number and filter to Tyrrell County when possible.
- For victim notification or custody-status alerts, use NC SAVAN/VINE or call 1-877-627-2826.
- For registered sex offender information, use the NCSBI registry, which is separate from jail and prison booking data.
The NC Department of Adult Correction offender search is the official state source for prisoners, probationers, and parolees.
That search reaches state correction data, but it does not replace a local Tyrrell County jail custody call.
Tyrrell County Inmate Search Fields
The required roster search-field table is adapted to the official channels actually found. No county jail roster fields were verified. NC DAC says its offender public information search can be searched by name or offender ID, while court status searches can use case identifiers in the eCourts Portal.
| Field Label | Channel | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Sheriff, NC DAC, Portal | Usually useful | Use full name and spelling variants for common names. |
| Offender ID | NC DAC | No | Best identifier for state prisoners, probationers, or parolees. |
| Case number | eCourts Portal or Clerk | No | Use for pending criminal cases after arrest. |
| Citation number | Portal or Clerk | No | Useful when the arrest or custody issue follows a traffic failure to appear. |
| County | Portal filter | No | Select Tyrrell County if a county filter is available. |
| Date of birth | Sheriff or attorney inquiry | May be requested | Helps distinguish people with the same name. |
Tyrrell County Inmate Profile Fields
A local jail profile could not be inspected because no official Tyrrell County online roster was located. The sample field inventory below separates what might be confirmed by the Sheriff's Office, what NC DAC may show for state offenders, and what court records may show after a case is filed. This distinction helps avoid reading a court charge as proof of current custody.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | The person identified in local custody, state custody, supervision, or court records. |
| Custody status | Whether the source indicates current local custody, prison custody, probation, parole, or release. |
| Booking or arrest date | Local law-enforcement information if public and available from the Sheriff's Office. |
| Charges | The alleged offenses or court charges, which may change as the case moves forward. |
| Bond | Bond type or amount set by a judicial official, if public. |
| Case number | The court identifier used to track hearings, dispositions, and costs. |
| Facility | The prison or custody location, such as Tyrrell Prison Work Farm for state inmates. |
| Release or supervision data | State correction information where NC DAC makes it public. |
Tyrrell County Jail And Prison
The main custody-related facility physically located in Tyrrell County is Tyrrell Prison Work Farm, but it is a state prison and not a county jail. The official facility page describes it as a male minimum-custody prison on 200 acres near Columbia. It has capacity for 620 offenders and lists Linwood Etheridge as Warden. Attorneys arranging legal visits use the facility legal-visit email.
Tyrrell County Sheriff's Office
405 Main Street
Columbia, NC 27925
(252) 796-2251
Local arrest and custody questions; no official online jail roster located.
Tyrrell Prison Work Farm
Snell Road
Mailing: PO Box 840, Columbia, NC 27925
252-796-1085
Male minimum custody state prison; capacity 620.
The Tyrrell Prison Work Farm page is the official state facility source for location, capacity, warden, and prison service links.
Use the prison page for state facility details, not for current Tyrrell County jail booking information.
Tyrrell County Inmate Visits
No official Tyrrell County jail visitation schedule, video visit vendor, mail format, commissary vendor, phone vendor, tablet program, or county detention capacity was located in the official sources reviewed. For local arrest custody, the Sheriff's Office is the fallback. For Tyrrell Prison Work Farm, statewide NC DAC visiting, mail, money, and package rules apply through the prison system.
That gap affects practical steps. A caller should first ask whether the person is in local custody, has been transferred, or has only a court case pending. Mail and money rules should be confirmed with the actual holding facility before anything is sent. The courthouse is not a jail mailing address, and Tyrrell Prison Work Farm follows state prison service rules rather than county detention rules.
| Custody Type | Visitation or Contact Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Local arrest or pretrial custody | Tyrrell County Sheriff's Office | Call (252) 796-2251; no official jail schedule was located. |
| State prison custody | NC DAC visiting and facility rules | Use DAC statewide rules and the Tyrrell Prison Work Farm page. |
| Legal visit at state prison | tyrrellvisitation@dac.nc.gov | Official facility page gives this email for attorney legal visits. |
| Status notification | NC SAVAN/VINE | Call 1-877-627-2826 or use the state VINE portal. |
Note: Do not send mail, money, or packages until the correct facility and rules are confirmed.
Tyrrell County Inmate Notifications
NC SAVAN and VINE are notification tools for offender status, not a substitute for the Sheriff's Office or the Clerk. They are most useful when a victim, family member, or concerned person needs alerts after an offender is in a covered custody or supervision system. The phone service is available 24 hours at 1-877-627-2826.
The NC SAVAN page gives the statewide victim notification channel, and the North Carolina VINE portal provides the public search and registration path.
VINE can help track status changes, but recent local bookings still need confirmation from official local custody sources.
Tyrrell County Inmate Registry Limits
The NCSBI sex offender registry is a public registry for registered sex offenders. It is not a jail roster and does not list every person arrested, charged, jailed, sentenced, or released in Tyrrell County. A registry result should be read only for the registry purpose stated by NCSBI.
The NCSBI Sex Offender Registry overview and the North Carolina Sex Offender Registry are official registry sources.
The registry can be relevant after a qualifying conviction and registration duty, not for general inmate lookup.
The registry about page helps explain why registry records are narrower than jail, court, or prison records.
Tyrrell County Inmates And Court
After an arrest, custody information and court information split. The Sheriff's Office may know whether a person is in local custody. The Clerk of Superior Court and eCourts Portal track court dates, charges filed in court, case events, dispositions, and financial entries. For the full court file after charges are filed, use Tyrrell County criminal court records rather than a jail search.
District Court handles misdemeanors, infractions, traffic matters, first appearances, and many early criminal events. Felony cases may begin in District Court and move to Superior Court by indictment or other process. The District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 2 handles state prosecution, but the District Attorney page says prosecutors cannot explain charges, insurance points, driver's license points, or provide legal advice to charged persons.
- Booking
- Law-enforcement intake after arrest or surrender.
- Bond
- A release condition set by a judicial official.
- Disposition
- The current or final court outcome of a charge.
- Probation
- Court-ordered supervision instead of or after confinement.
Tyrrell County Federal Inmates
Federal custody is separate from Tyrrell County local custody and North Carolina state prison custody. Federal inmates are searched through the Bureau of Prisons locator, while federal cases are searched through federal court systems such as PACER. A federal locator result does not prove anything about a Tyrrell County court case, and a Tyrrell County arrest does not mean the person is in federal custody.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator is the official federal inmate search source.
Use the federal locator only when the person is believed to be in federal Bureau of Prisons custody.