This is a private reference site, not a jail, sheriff's office, court, bond desk, or records custodian. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or retrieve official booking records. Use the official offices and lookup systems below for those tasks.
Where to Check First
For local custody questions, start with the Sampson County jail and sheriff records channels. The county's published route for sheriff incident reports, arrest reports, jail bookings, and inmate information is Citizen Connect.
Sampson County Detention Center
112 Fontana Street, Clinton, NC 28328
Phone: (910) 592-8178
Sampson County Sheriff's Office
112 Fontana Street, Clinton, NC 28328
Main and non-emergency phone: (910) 592-4141
Magistrates' Office
112 Fontana Street, Clinton, NC 28328
Phone: (910) 596-6619
Sampson County Clerk of Superior Court
Phone: (910) 596-6600
County public-records requests
Sampson County Public Information Officer: (910) 592-6308
Email: sampsoncountypio@sampsoncountync.gov
Other report routing noted by the county
Clinton Police Department reports inside city limits: 910-592-3105
State Highway Patrol report contact cited by the county: 910-592-3141
Use the list below to match the question to the right record source.
- For someone who may be in the county jail, use jail inmate records and the Citizen Connect inmate confinements search.
- For booking photographs shown on the local roster, review jail roster mugshots and then verify through Citizen Connect or a Chapter 132 request.
- For charges, court dates, docket status, and case outcomes after booking, use court records after a jail arrest, NC eCourts, or the Clerk of Superior Court.
- For a facility address or phone number, use the Sampson County Detention Center and Sampson Correctional Institution pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced North Carolina state prisoner, use the NCDAC Offender Public Information Search. NCDAC does not include local county jail records.
- For a federal prisoner or immigration detainee, use the BOP Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System. NC SAVAN / VINELink is also available for custody-status notifications.