Inmate’s Name
Post Office Box 36
Halifax, NC 27839

There must be a return name and address clearly visible on the envelope.

General Number: (252) 583-3081

Fax Number: (252) 593-2015

Medical: Extension 4448

Administration: Extension 4491

Chief Jailer: Extension 4496

Captain’s Office: Extension 4483

We do not accept any outside items. A variety of products can be purchased from within the Detention Center, by the inmate, from the commissary. These internal purchases are limited to $60 a week. The inmate can receive one order of products per week purchased through the commissary that are purchased from the outside. These are limited to $40 a week.

Kiosk

There is a deposit kiosk located in the lobby area of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office. This kiosk is available 24 hours a day. Deposits will post immediately to an inmate’s account.

Online

You may also go to https://store.jailpackstore.com/ and follow the prompts. You can send any amount, and there are no time restrictions. There are fees for this service, which are listed on the website. Deposits will post immediately to an inmate’s account.

Mail

You may mail a United States Postal Service (USPS) money order payable to the inmate. The Detention Center will ONLY accept a USPS money order. The mailing address is:

Inmate’s Name
Post Office Box 36
Halifax, NC 27839

Any books and other reading material will only be accepted if it is mailed to the inmate by a publisher, bookstore, or retail vendor. Books may only be of soft cover; no spiral bound or hardback books are allowed. Material may not contain nudity or sexually suggestive material, gang signs or symbols, drugs or alcohol, or depictions of violence. All items received will be searched and inspected. Unauthorized items will be destroyed. Any inmate who leaves the Detention Center and has a subscription to a magazine or newspaper may gift that subscription to another inmate still in custody.

Inmates may receive up to five (5) photographs no larger than 5”x7”. Photographs may not contain nudity or sexually suggestive material, gang signs or symbols, drugs or alcohol, or depictions of violence. All greeting cards will be photocopied and the photocopy will be provided to the inmate. The original will be placed into the inmate’s property.

The Halifax County Detention Center does not provide face-to-face visitation. You may visit with an inmate virtually through a service provided by Homewav. To learn more about this service please visit their website at (https://www.homewav.com/).

Please visit our section on video visitation on our website for rules, instructions, and more information (https://halifaxncsheriff.com/detention-center/video-visitation.html).

Please note that all video visitation contacts are monitored and recorded.

Paytel Communications provides inmate phone service for the Halifax County Detention Center. Inmates may call collect calls using phones located within their cells. For more information concerning the services provided by Paytel, please visit their website at (https://www.paytel.com/).

Detention staff of the Halifax County Detention Center are not permitted to relay messages to inmates. Please use the mailing address to deliver any messages.

If you are in possession of an inmate’s prescription medication, you will need to call the Medical office at (252) 583-3081, Ext. 4448 to receive instructions on how to get this medication to the inmate. Only prescription medication in the container provided by the pharmacy will be accepted.

Charge and bond information can be obtained by calling the Halifax County Detention Center at (252) 583-3081. Please be prepared to provide the inmate’s full name.

Contact the Magistrate’s Office at (252) 593-3019 to determine the requirements for having an inmate released from the detention center. You may also contact a bail bondsman. A list of bail bonding agents is available online by visiting (https://www.nccourts.gov/services/find-a-bail-bondsman).

You may check the Administrative Office of the Courts’ website link for any upcoming court dates: (http://www1.aoc.state.nc.us/www/calendars/CriminalQuery.html)

To inquire about an inmate’s attorney you can call the Halifax County Detention Center at (252) 583-3081, or the Halifax County Clerk of Court’s Office at (252) 593-3000. Please be prepared to provide the inmate’s full name.