Alamance County Inmate Population
The local detention count centers on Alamance County Detention Center, operated by the Alamance County Sheriff's Office in Graham. The sheriff describes the facility as serving people charged with or convicted of criminal or civil offenses. That wording covers pretrial defendants, short local sentences, warrant and court-order holds, probation or parole matters, civil custody where authorized, transfers, and some immigration detainees when ICE custody is involved. No active NCDAC state prison is located in Alamance County, so the local jail and the state prison population are tracked in different systems.
Several figures describe the Alamance County inmate population from different angles. The sheriff's detention page gives the local bed count. Stepping Up and Vera give average or typical population context. The P2C roster gives a current-custody snapshot at the moment it is inspected. Those numbers should not be mixed as if they were the same metric. A roster row count is a point-in-time online record count. Average daily population is a measured trend. State prison residents from Alamance County are counted in NCDAC and research datasets after sentencing.
Alamance Jail Population Statistics
The strongest official capacity statement is the sheriff's public detention page: 240 beds in the 2007 detention center, 156 beds in the original detention facility, and 80 beds in the Annex, for 476 total beds. The 2023 NC Jail Administrators directory supports the same total by listing 396 Main beds and 80 Annex beds. On June 23, 2026, the public P2C handler reported 357 records. Against 476 beds, that snapshot is about three quarters of the published bed count, but it is not an official average daily population.
| Measure | Figure | Source and Date |
|---|---|---|
| Total bed capacity | 476 beds | Alamance sheriff detention page, reviewed June 23, 2026. |
| Main capacity | 396 beds | 2023 NC Jail Administrators directory. |
| Annex capacity | 80 beds | 2023 NC Jail Administrators directory. |
| P2C roster snapshot | 357 records | P2C handler inspection, June 23, 2026. |
| Average daily jail population | 349 | Alamance Stepping Up report, December 2022. |
| Typical jail population | 312 people | Vera Alamance County profile, 2021. |
| State prison residents from Alamance | 668 people | Vera county profile, year-end 2016. |
Alamance Population Trends
Alamance County's jail population history is tied to local capacity, immigration enforcement history, mental-health screening, and court flow. Vera's research notes that jail average daily population fell nearly 20 percent from 2013 to 2016 after the sheriff's office lost its 287(g) agreement with ICE in 2013. Alamance also joined Stepping Up in 2015, and the county later reported enhanced mental-health screening and treatment in the jail. The Stepping Up page reported that the share of jail bookings involving people with mental-health needs declined from 36 percent in 2019 to 32 percent in 2021.
| Year or Date | Figure | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 461 prisoners | Historical correctional-population benchmark listed for the Alamance County jail. |
| 2016 | Nearly 20% ADP drop from 2013 | Vera narrative tied the decline to the end of the county's 287(g) agreement. |
| 2019 | 36% mental-health booking share | Alamance Stepping Up page. |
| 2021 | 32% mental-health booking share; 312 typical jail population | Stepping Up and Vera local figures. |
| 2022 | 349 average daily jail population | Stepping Up report. |
| June 23, 2026 | 357 P2C records | Current roster snapshot from public handler inspection. |
The Alamance Stepping Up page screenshot shows the county program source used for jail mental-health booking context.
Those program numbers help explain local jail pressure without turning a roster count into a long-term trend figure.
Who Is in Alamance Custody
The research did not locate a full official current demographic table for the Alamance County inmate population by race, sex, charge level, pretrial status, and sentence status. The P2C handler does expose race, sex, age, and date of birth for individual roster rows, and the visible display name includes race, sex, and age in parentheses. Stepping Up supplies mental-health and clinical screening context, including suicide watch, detox protocol, psychotropic medication, and on-site mental-health professional contacts in its report text.
- Pretrial and local sentences: The county jail holds people awaiting court and people serving local sentences.
- Warrants and holds: Probation, parole, court, other-agency, and ICE holds can affect custody status.
- Demographic fields: P2C exposes race, sex, age, and DOB in public handler data.
- Mental-health screening: Stepping Up reported a 36 percent to 32 percent drop in mental-health booking share from 2019 to 2021.
Alamance Jail Capacity
The local capacity story is unusually specific. Alamance County's current public jail operation is not just one building in the research. It is a 240-bed 2007 detention center, 156 beds in the original detention facility, and an 80-bed Annex. The NC Jail Administrators directory also lists the Annex address at 315 Prison Camp Road, Graham, while the sheriff's public detention page centers the public facility address at 109 S. Maple Street. The research did not locate a current official consent decree, active DOJ jail-conditions order, jail-construction bond, or state order to reduce the Alamance jail population.
Capacity does not control release by itself. Arrests, first appearance, bond conditions, court schedules, medical or mental-health needs, holds from other agencies, ICE custody, and sentencing transfers can all move the Alamance County inmate population up or down. A person who is sentenced to state prison leaves the county jail count once transferred into NCDAC custody.
Laws for Alamance Jail Data
North Carolina law shapes what the public can see and what the jail must report or maintain. The key point for public users is that jail and court records are not one file. Public-record laws may make basic records available, while criminal-investigation, juvenile, medical, security, or confidential details can be restricted. Jail-operation statutes and administrative rules govern custody standards, medical care, and death-in-custody reporting.
Key statutes and rules:
Chapter 132 makes North Carolina public records available unless another law provides otherwise.
G.S. 132-1.4 gives special treatment to criminal-investigation and criminal-intelligence records.
G.S. 153A-221 authorizes minimum standards for local confinement facilities.
G.S. 153A-225 requires medical-care planning and death reporting for local confinement facilities.
10A NCAC 14J contains North Carolina jail rules for local facility operation.
Alamance and State Prison
No current NCDAC prison is physically located in Alamance County. NCDAC's closed-prisons material lists Alamance Correctional Center as closed in October 2001. Sentenced felons from Alamance County move into the statewide NCDAC system after sentencing, and NCDAC says its Offender Public Information Search covers state prisoners, probationers, parolees, and historical records back to 1972. It also says the database does not include county jail information.
NCDAC reception and classification are statewide processes. The Craven Correctional Institution page says convicted felons from North Carolina jails enter the state system through processing, where new admissions are tested, evaluated, interviewed, and assigned. That does not mean every Alamance sentenced person stays at Craven. It explains why a name can disappear from the Alamance roster and later appear under a state offender record.
Search Alamance County Inmates
The online inmate lookup starts with the Alamance County P2C Inmate Inquiry. The sheriff's site links it as the Inmate List. The visible search has Last Name and First Name fields, while the Filter Inmate List dialog can search additional fields. Use the roster for current local custody, not for state prison, federal prison, or general criminal-history searches.
- Open the Alamance P2C Inmate Inquiry.
- Search by last name first, then add first name if needed.
- Use Filter Inmate List for race, sex, age, primary charge, arrest date, or booking agency.
- Read the name, primary charge, arrest date, and booking agency in the grid.
- Select a row to attempt the detail record.
- If the person is missing, call the jail or check NCDAC, BOP, ICE, or VINELink.
Alamance Current Inmate Lookup
Research inspection of the P2C handler on June 23, 2026 returned 357 records and 72 pages at five rows per page. The roster page includes a page-size selector with 5, 10, 20, 50, and All. It is useful for current custody, but the sheriff did not publish a refresh frequency or release-retention rule. A missing name should be followed by a phone call for recent bookings or a search in another custody system.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | No | Visible search box; can be used alone. |
| First Name | Text | No | Visible search box; narrows common last names. |
| Filter Inmate List | Advanced filter | No | Searches visible and hidden grid fields. |
| Primary Charge | Filter field | No | Searches the grid's charge description. |
| Arrest Date | Date field | No | Displayed in month/day/year format. |
| Booking Agency | Select/filter | No | Observed public value was Alamance County Sheriff's Office. |
Released Inmate Records
The roster should be treated as current-custody focused. The sheriff's pages reviewed did not state how long released people stay online, and no official archived booking report was located. For older booking records, use the sheriff's public records process or the records request form. Include the full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, book ID, and the exact record type requested.
The sheriff's records page says requests must be written, may involve actual-cost fees, and are answered in order received. It also says arrest and search warrant requests should go to the Alamance Clerk or AOC, not the sheriff records request route. That split matters when a released inmate search turns into a court-record or warrant-copy question.
Alamance Inmate Record Contents
The public P2C grid confirms a limited set of current inmate fields. The public handler confirms additional demographic and booking fields. It does not confirm every field readers often expect, such as bond amount, housing unit, release date, court date, or mugshot display in the grid. Those details may require the detail view, jail phone line, court record, or written records request.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Display name with race, sex, and age in parentheses. |
| Book ID | Numeric booking identifier for the intake event. |
| Demographics | Age, race, sex, and date of birth in handler data. |
| Primary Charge | One headline charge for the roster row. |
| Arrest Date | Date tied to the arrest or booking event. |
| Booking Agency | Agency listed for the booking or arrest. |
Jail, Prison, ICE, BOP
The main lookup error is searching the wrong system. Alamance County jail custody belongs in P2C. State prison and community supervision belong in NCDAC. Federal sentenced custody belongs in BOP. Immigration detention belongs in ICE ODLS, though ICE detainees can be physically housed at Alamance County Detention Center. VINELink and NC SAVAN add notification support across several custody categories.
| System | Who It Covers | Search Source |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Pretrial, local sentence, county holds, some ICE custody at Alamance. | Alamance P2C roster and jail phone. |
| State prison | Sentenced state prisoners, probationers, parolees. | NCDAC offender search. |
| Federal prison | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. | BOP inmate locator. |
| Immigration custody | ICE detainees, including some housed at county facilities. | ICE ODLS and facility phone. |
Alamance Detention Facility
The facility map resolves one public facility page for Alamance County. The Annex is part of the detention center operation rather than a separate public-facing jail brand in the sheriff's materials. The facility page carries the building split, capacity, ICE listing, commissary, records, visit, and directions details.
- Alamance County Detention Center - county jail and ICE-listed detention facility for current local custody, warrants, court holds, local sentences, and some immigration detainees.
Alamance Sheriff App Search
The sheriff announced the Alamance County Sheriff NC app on June 21, 2024. The official post says the free app includes Inmate Search and Inmate Information along with Join Our Team, Animal Control, Schools, Contact Us, Submit A Tip, and other features. Google Play identifies the app publisher as OCV, LLC, and Apple has a matching App Store listing. The app is a mobile route to sheriff information, but the research did not confirm an app-only roster or warrant search feature.
The Google Play listing screenshot shows the official Alamance County Sheriff NC app used as a mobile inmate-information channel.
Use the app as a convenience path, while direct jail confirmation remains best for urgent custody, bond, or visit questions.
Alamance Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Alamance County inmate population?
The sheriff's jail capacity total is 476 beds. Stepping Up reported an average daily jail population of 349 in 2022, Vera reported a typical jail population of 312 people in 2021, and P2C returned 357 records on June 23, 2026. These are different measures, so use each with its date and source.
How do I search current Alamance County inmates?
Use the Alamance P2C Inmate Inquiry for current county jail custody. Search by last name, add first name if needed, and use the filter dialog for fields such as race, sex, age, charge, arrest date, or booking agency. Call 336-570-6317 if the booking is recent.
Can I look up released inmates?
The sheriff did not publish a release-retention rule for the online roster. For past booking records, use the written sheriff public-records process. For the court case after release, use eCourts, court calendars, clerk records, or the Alamance court contact directory.
Where do sentenced prisoners go?
Sentenced state prisoners move to NCDAC custody and are searched in the NCDAC Offender Public Information Search, not the Alamance jail roster. No active NCDAC prison is located in Alamance County.
Does Alamance hold ICE detainees?
ICE lists Alamance County Detention Center as a facility under the Atlanta Field Office. Use ICE ODLS for immigration custody and call the facility number when ICE indicates a detainee may be housed there.