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This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull official booking records. Use the official office or locator that controls the record you need.

Where to Start

For local jail custody, begin with the Stanly County Sheriff's Office and the Ralph McSwain Detention Center. Official records hours were not published in the research materials, so call before visiting a counter or mailing a request.

  • Stanly County Sheriff's Office: 223 S. 2nd St, Albemarle, NC 28001; main phone 704-986-3714; fax 704-986-3733; Sheriff Jeff Crisco.
  • Stanly County Ralph McSwain Detention Center: 126 S. Third Street, Albemarle, NC 28001; booking 704-986-3739; jail and inmate services 704-986-3734.
  • Booking Desk for emergency inmate contact or bond stipulation questions: 704-986-3858.
  • Detention Administrator Captain Jeff Thomas: 704-986-3735; jdthomas@stanlycountync.gov.
  • Inmate Services, Darlene Justice: 704-986-3734; dkjustice@stanlycountync.gov.
  • Stanly County Courthouse: 201 S. Second St., Albemarle, NC 28002; main phone 704-986-7000; public hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
  • District Attorney Lynn Clodfelter, Prosecutorial District 28: 704-986-7010.

Use this routing list to avoid sending the same question to the wrong office.

  • For someone held in the county jail, use the jail inmate records guide and the sheriff roster before calling the jail.
  • For booking photographs or image availability, see jail roster mugshots. The researched Stanly samples showed placeholder images, not guaranteed live mugshots.
  • For charges filed after arrest, case numbers, hearing dates, or certified criminal record checks, use court records after a jail arrest, the NC Judicial Branch Portal, courthouse terminals, or the Clerk of Superior Court.
  • For a specific custody location, use the facility pages in the footer, including the county jail and Albemarle Correctional Institution.
  • For a sentenced North Carolina prisoner, use the NC DAC Offender Public Information Search. NC DAC states that its offender database does not include county jail inmates.
  • For custody notifications, use VINELink or NC SAVAN. For federal sentenced inmates, use the BOP Inmate Locator. For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator.