Inmate Records in Forsyth County, NC

Where to get them

Official government sources

The authoritative record holders — straight from the source, no middleman. Many are free; where a standard government fee applies, it’s shown.

• Forsyth County Sheriff's OfficeOfficial · Free

  Search Forsyth County, NC jail and inmate records through the county Sheriff's Office — Forsyth County Sheriff (Winston-Salem) Police-to-Citizen inmate catalog by name.

• Forsyth County Court — Criminal CasesOfficial · Free

  Search Forsyth County, NC criminal court cases — charges, dispositions, and sentencing — through the county court's public case search — NC eCourts portal (Tyler) — Forsyth live; Smart Search civil & criminal by party/county.

• North Carolina Criminal History CheckOfficial

  Request a Right to Review copy of your own criminal history record showing arrests and convictions by mailing the completed request form, an FD-258 fingerprint card, and a $14 fee, with results returned by first-class U.S. mail. Records are provided by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), the official state criminal history repository.

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• North Carolina Sex Offender RegistryOfficial · Free

  Look up registered sex offenders by name or address in the North Carolina public registry, or nationwide via the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Registry (NSOPW) — free.

• North Carolina Department of CorrectionsOfficial · Free

  Locate current inmates in North Carolina prisons through the North Carolina Department of Corrections inmate locator; use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator for federal custody (free).