Check Out Davidson County Mugshots Free of Charge

Delve into official resources and run a Davidson County mugshot search to identify the individuals who are currently in custody.

The North Carolina Public Records Law opens up to the public the opportunity to view and retrieve records – warrants, arrests and criminal records – from public agencies in the form of online or physical documents, upon request.

This article directs interested parties in efficiently obtaining accurate mugshots of various individuals through trusted records offered by public agencies – from the local police to the state corrections departments resources.

Discover Free Sources for Mugshot Searches

Mugshots, also known as police photographs, are taken just after an individual gets arrested and then added to the arrestee’s record.

The arresting agencies within the city or municipality limits are the police departments, which typically have the most recent record of arrests – including mugshots. As the agency that covers the entire county including incorporated areas, the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office has more records of these arrested individuals, which are placed into an online database the public can view for free.

As people move from one place to another, some individuals may have other records in various locations. For that reason, the state and federal-based records may be more convenient since it will provide broader information taken from different regions. This information can be taken from the North Carolina Department of Corrections, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and other authoritative agencies.

These agencies and the process to obtain these records will be explained further below.

Explore Ways To Find Davidson County Mugshots at No Cost

It’s always been the aim of the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office to enhance the safety of the public and advocate a deeper relationship between the law enforcement and the local residents in the community. One of their responsibilities is to supervise and provide care to the inmates detained at the Davidson County Jail.

The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office maintains an open relationship with the public, ensuring that everyone is well informed of the recent events taking place within the community – including information about arrested individuals and the inmates incarcerated in the Detention Center. The agency offers a jail roster where you may browse to find the details of all inmates currently in custody, including their mugshots.

The active inmate database provides the list of all inmates in the county jail but can be filtered by providing the last, first, or middle name of the individual.¹

Once you find the individuals you are looking for, you may click the hyperlink placed on their full name to view more details including their mugshot, full name, address, gender, age, physical description, bail bonds, arrest and incarceration date, arresting agency, arrest location, and offense description.

If the inmate you’re looking for isn’t available or if you need more information about them, you may process a public record request, complete the information required, submit it, and then wait for up to five (5) business days to receive the requested information through email.²

For other inquiries, you may contact the agency:

Davidson County Sheriff’s Office
2511 East US Highway 64
Lexington, North Carolina 27292

Phone: 336.242.2105
Jail: 336.242.2140

You may also search VINELink – a third-party service which can be used by the inmate’s family and friends as well as victims to check the custody status of the individual – to view the mugshot of an offender in North Carolina.³

To find other types of information about a local resident available within the county, follow the instructions to retrieve free Davidson County public records from the databases of various resources within the county; these include records of warrants, marriages, divorces, court cases, and more.

Resources for Inmates in County Detention (Davidson County NC)

The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office takes care of about 6,000 inmates a year booked in the Davidson County Jail. To achieve that, the agency offers services and programs to help the inmates during their rehabilitation.⁴

Such services include food services, healthcare services, mail services, healthcare services, commissary services, religious services, work programs, and others listed below.

Banking Services: Inmates have accounts where their families, friends, and other associates may deposit some funds through the Jail ATM located close to the Magistrate Hallway Entrance or through the JailATM website, that can be used in purchasing items at the commissary.

Contacting Inmates: Inmates can be contacted by phone or messaging with the help of the Pay Tel Communications by setting up an account or by calling them at +1.800.PAY.TELL.

Bond Posting: You may contact the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office Civil Division for additional information on posting bond at 336.242.2140 or 336.24.2122.⁵

Looking Up Mugshots by City: Access Records From Police Departments in Davidson County

Davidson County consists of three (3) towns and two (2) cities. The towns of Midway and Wallburg contract with the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, while the rest have their own police department.

These police departments have records of their arrestees, which likely include their mugshots. These law enforcement agencies don’t have arrest databases available online but you may process a written records request instead – via online, mail, email, fax, or in person.

To check which methods are available and find out the most efficient process, you may call the specific police department within your location or visit their website using the details provided in the table below.

Navigating State & Federal Resources To View Prison Mugshots: North Carolina Offender Images

Records for state offenders are available through the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction.

The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) agency is responsible for the custody of about 30,000 offenders placed in 53 state prisons. They share these offenders’ records including their mugshots for free through various online databases.

The agency has an Offender Public Information Search where you can find the current records of state prison offenders, parolees, and probationers.⁷ The system also includes other search tools for escapees/captured, absconders, offender releases, and some offender statistical analysis data available for download.

When searching through the offender search tool, first, you need to choose whether the results should list all offenders regardless of their status – or choose just the active inmate, active probationer/parolee, or the inactive.

Then, you may enter one or more detail of the offender you’re looking for (any details you know), such as their last name, first name, middle initial, offender number, gender, race, ethnic group, birth date, and age range. A help guide is also available if you need more assistance or information on how to perform offender searches.

The results will show several matching profiles of various offenders within the state with their ID number, full name (last, first & middle initial), gender, race, birth date, and age. To view these prisoners’ mugshots and other details (such as their most recent incarceration records as well as their sentence history), you may click the offender number of a specific individual.

The NCDAC agency also has other criminal search tools available that you may use to look for the mugshots of offenders.

These search tools include the Automated System Query (the same as the Offender Public Information Search tool but where you can create specialized reports on various types of offenders that you chose), the North Carolina Statewide Automated Victim Assistance (NC SAVAN), the Sex Offender Registry, and the Interstate Compact Offender Tracking (ICOTS) search tools.⁸

Offenders housed in federal prisons are supervised by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). The BOP has prison facilities of various types located throughout the United States, such as the Residential Reentry Management Office (RRM) in Raleigh and the Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, North Carolina.

Federal inmates’ records, whether released or still in custody, can be searched through the online inmate locator of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).⁹ You’ll need to enter either the inmate’s name including race, sex, and age if available or any ID number – BOP Register, DCDC (District of Columbia Department of Corrections), INS (Immigration & Naturalization Service), or FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) number.

The results will show each matching inmate’s full name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location/custody status. Selecting a specific inmate will show you related instruction links helpful for offenders still in custody and their families, such as call/email, send mail/package, send money, prison visitation, and report a concern page.

Mugshots unfortunately aren’t available in this locator; you may contact the BOP agency for other inquiries.

Davidson County is an open government providing both electronic and printed copies of public records to the residents upon their request due to the North Carolina Public Records Law, making it easier for people to learn more about the people living in the county and its neighboring regions.¹⁰

Despite the availability and efficiency of finding various public records in North Carolina, it is crucial to use the information you obtained in an ethical and responsible manner.

Using these records to do any fraudulent activities and other unlawful actions such as intimidation and any type of discrimination (like employment discrimination) can cause incarceration or other punishments from the law as stated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).¹¹

Start a Davidson County mugshot search now using the online databases from official agencies listed in this article; follow the process for an efficient and accurate result.