Bladen County Inmate Roster
The Bladen County Sheriff's Office operates the county detention contact channels documented in the official research. The sheriff's main office is at 299 Smith Circle in Elizabethtown, and the detention center phone is (910) 862-6971. The sheriff website did not expose a separate public jail roster webpage during inspection. The most specific official inmate lookup source was the Bladen County Sheriff NC mobile app, which advertises Inmate Search and Inmate Info.
The Bladen County Sheriff's Office mobile app page lists the app features available to the public.
The app listing is important because it documents inmate search access even though a browser-based Bladen jail roster was not located in the inspected sources.
Use Bladen County Inmate Search
The practical search path starts with the official app, then moves to the detention center by phone if the app cannot be used or if the person may have just been booked. Jail custody status changes faster than court records. A person may be arrested, booked, released, transferred, or sent to court before a public-facing record is easy to find.
- Open the Bladen County Sheriff NC app from the sheriff app page, Apple App Store, or Google Play listing.
- Choose the Inmate Search or Inmate Info feature if available on the installed app.
- Search by the available name or inmate fields shown in the app.
- Call the Bladen County Detention Center at (910) 862-6971 if the app result is missing or unclear.
- Use eCourts for court dates, charges, hearings, and dispositions after a court case has opened.
The Google Play listing for Bladen County Sheriff NC identifies OCV, LLC as publisher and describes public-safety information features.
Use the app for county sheriff custody tools, not for court records, state prison history, or driver-record information.
Bladen County Inmate Search Fields
A live Bladen inmate-search screen could not be inspected without installing the app, so exact field labels are not confirmed. The field table below separates documented access from fields that should be verified in the app or by phone. That distinction keeps the Bladen County inmate record tied to the official sources that were available.
| Field or Access Point | Type | Confirmed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inmate Search | App feature | Yes | Advertised on the official sheriff mobile app page. |
| Inmate Info | App feature | Yes | Advertised with the same official app feature list. |
| Name | Likely search value | Needs app check | Use detention center phone if the app cannot confirm a person. |
| Booking number | Possible profile field | Needs app check | Research could not inspect a live Bladen inmate profile. |
| Charges or bond | Possible profile field | Needs app check | Verify with jail or eCourts before relying on the detail. |
Note: A missing app record does not prove that a person is not in custody, especially near booking, release, transfer, or court transport times.
Bladen County Inmate Profile Fields
The research did not capture a live Bladen County inmate profile, so the safest field inventory is framed as a verification checklist. These are the details commonly needed when speaking with jail staff or matching jail custody to a court case. Exact app display labels should be confirmed in the installed app or by calling the detention center.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | The person held or recently searched in the county detention system. |
| Booking number | A jail intake identifier if the app or staff provides one. |
| Booking date and time | When jail intake occurred after arrest or transfer. |
| Charges | Alleged offenses or court charges, which should be checked against eCourts. |
| Bond | Bond amount or conditions if public and available from jail or court records. |
| Court dates | Hearing information that should be verified through eCourts or the clerk. |
| Release status | Whether the person remains in custody, has bonded out, or has been moved. |
Bladen County Jail Facility
The official sheriff contact page lists the sheriff's office at 299 Smith Circle, Elizabethtown, North Carolina 28337, with the main office phone (910) 862-6960 and detention center phone (910) 862-6971. The sheriff's office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Emergency help should be requested through 911, not through the app or web forms.
Bladen County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center
299 Smith Circle
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
(910) 862-6971 detention center
Main office: (910) 862-6960
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM-5:00 PM
The sheriff contact page says the office moved and is now across from Animal Control and the Powell-Melvin / AG Center. That is separate from the Bladen County Courthouse, so jail custody checks and court-file checks may require different stops or calls.
Bladen County Booking Records
After an arrest in Bladen County, the person may be booked into the detention center, then brought before a magistrate or judicial official for initial conditions, bond, and court scheduling. Jail custody status is not the same file as the criminal court case. The jail or app may show custody information, while the North Carolina eCourts Portal shows public case events, charges, hearings, dispositions, and financial information when those items are public.
For court charges filed after arrest, use eCourts and the Clerk of Superior Court. For jail custody, use the sheriff app or detention center. For state prison, probation, or parole after local custody ends, use the Department of Adult Correction search. These systems overlap in a person's history, but each has a different custodian.
A Bladen County inmate record can change before the court file catches up. A person may be booked under one charge description, released on bond, then later have the prosecutor amend, reduce, dismiss, or add charges in the court case. The jail record answers the custody question. The court charge record answers what was filed in court and how the case moved. For that reason, a custody check should be paired with Bladen County arrest records and court charges when the user needs the filed charge, hearing path, plea, or disposition.
Bond information can appear in more than one place. Jail staff may confirm whether a person is in custody and whether a public bond amount is available. Court records may show bond events, pretrial release orders, failure-to-appear entries, and later changes. If the person was transferred out of county custody, the detention center may be the first place to ask where the record moved.
Recent releases need the same caution. A person may no longer be in the Bladen County Detention Center even though a court case, bond entry, or next hearing remains active in eCourts. Check custody first, then check the court file.
Bladen County Inmate Visitation
The sheriff's visitation page states that Bladen County uses the Paytel visitation system. Paytel allows face-to-face video visitation from home or anywhere with reliable internet. The same page says Pay Tel Communications provides inmate telephone service to the Bladen County Detention Center and that friends or family must set up a Prepaid or Direct Bill account to receive calls.
The Bladen County jail visitation page is the official source for the Paytel video visitation and phone-account notice.
The inspected page did not publish a full daily visit schedule, so visitors should confirm visit timing, ID rules, and remote-session limits with the detention center.
| Service | Official Detail | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Video visitation | Paytel visitation system | Published by sheriff |
| Remote visits | Video visits from home or reliable internet location | Published by sheriff |
| Phone accounts | Pay Tel Communications Prepaid or Direct Bill | Published by sheriff |
| Daily schedule | Call (910) 862-6971 | Not published in inspected source |
Bladen County Inmate Mail
The sheriff's inmate-mail page says all non-legal inmate mail must follow the scanning address format. The envelope must include Facility Name, Inmate Name, Inmate ID number, and Facility ID. The Facility ID for Bladen County Jail, NC is 5298. Missing required envelope data can keep mail from being scanned.
The Bladen County inmate mail instructions publish the scanned-mail requirements and link the mail policy document.
Use the inmate mail page or detention center phone to confirm current legal-mail handling, rejected mail rules, and any policy changes before sending documents.
Bladen County Commissary Funds
The sheriff canteen page states that McDaniel Supply Company, Inc. provides commissary services for inmates. The page says families and friends may use the company's website and kiosk equipment to deposit funds to an inmate's account. No fee schedule, deposit limit, or refund rule was visible in the inspected sheriff canteen page.
The Bladen County jail canteen page identifies McDaniel Supply as the commissary and deposit service provider.
Deposit fees and limits should be checked with McDaniel Supply or the detention center before adding funds to an inmate account.
County Jail vs DAC Records
The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction is a separate state system. DAC offender searches cover state prison offenders, probationers, and parolees, with historical information back to 1972. DAC is not the custodian of Bladen County court records, police reports, or traffic citations. Those records route to the Judicial Branch, local clerk, sheriff, or other local custodian.
The North Carolina DAC offender search page is the official state channel for prison, probation, and parole searches.
Use DAC after a person leaves county jail for state custody or supervision. Use eCourts for the court case and the sheriff for Bladen County jail status.