Tyrrell County Inmate Population Overview
Tyrrell County has an unusual jail profile. The official county sheriff page and the Town of Columbia law-enforcement page identify the Tyrrell County Sheriff's Department as the local law-enforcement office, but the research did not locate an official Tyrrell County online jail roster or a stand-alone Tyrrell jail operations page. The North Carolina Sheriffs' Association profile for Sheriff Kevin Sawyer lists the county jail field as "N/A." The North Carolina Jail Administrators Association directory then supplies the practical custody fact: Tyrrell detainees are being housed in Washington County Jail.
That means the Tyrrell County inmate population is split by custody type. A person arrested on a Tyrrell County matter may move through the sheriff, the magistrate, and Washington County Jail for local detention. A person serving a state prison sentence in Columbia is part of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction system, not the county jail roster. Federal and immigration detainees are separate again. A useful Tyrrell County custody search starts by asking which system has legal and physical custody at that moment.
Tyrrell County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest local numbers in the research are facility capacity figures and system-coverage facts. No official Tyrrell-specific local jail average daily population was located, and no official roster-derived current count was found. That absence matters. It prevents a reliable public count for people arrested in Tyrrell County and housed as local detainees. The sourced numbers below should be read as capacity and custody indicators, not as a live head count.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tyrrell County sheriff-operated jail | N/A | NCSA Sheriff Kevin Sawyer profile, viewed in 2026 |
| Tyrrell local detainee housing | Being housed in Washington County Jail | NCJAA 2023 Detention Facility Resource Directory |
| Washington County Jail rated capacity | 42 rated beds | NCJAA detention resource guide |
| Tyrrell Prison Work Farm capacity | 620 offenders | NCDAC facility page |
| NCDAC offender-search history | Back to 1972 | NCDAC offender-search hub |
Tyrrell County Jail Population Trends
Trend data is also limited. The research checked high-authority custody sources and did not locate a Tyrrell County local jail average daily population series for recent years. The county appears in the available sources as a small rural county whose local jail function is routed through another county. That is a different data picture from a county with a daily roster, booking archive, and jail dashboard.
| Year or Status | Local ADP / Population | What the Research Supports |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Not located | No official Tyrrell local jail ADP found; NCJAA directory points to Washington County Jail housing. |
| 2024 | Not located | No county roster or public dashboard was located for a Tyrrell-specific count. |
| 2025 | Not located | Use the sheriff, Washington detention desk, and eCourts rather than estimating a count. |
| Current state prison capacity | 620 capacity | NCDAC gives Tyrrell Prison Work Farm capacity, not a current daily count. |
The absence of a local trend table should not be treated as zero custody activity. It means the public source set did not publish a clean Tyrrell-only jail population series. The practical trend is operational: local arrest information remains phone and records-request based, while the largest correctional facility physically in the county is the state-run work farm.
Tyrrell County Custody Map
The custody map keeps searches from crossing the wrong system. Tyrrell County Sheriff's Department is the local arresting and law-enforcement office for many county matters. Washington County Jail is the local detention facility identified in the NCJAA directory for housing Tyrrell detainees. Tyrrell Prison Work Farm is a state prison for sentenced adult men. The North Carolina eCourts Portal is for the court case, not the jail bed. BOP and ICE searches apply only when federal or immigration custody is involved.
| Custody Question | Best Starting Point | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| New Tyrrell arrest | Tyrrell County Sheriff's Department | The sheriff can confirm whether the person was arrested locally and where they were taken. |
| Local jail housing | Washington County Jail | NCJAA states Tyrrell inmates are housed there, and the official page gives the detention number. |
| Sentenced state custody | NCDAC Offender Public Information Search | NCDAC covers state prisoners, probationers, and parolees, not county jail inmates. |
| Court charges and hearings | North Carolina eCourts Portal | Court records show case status and hearings after the arrest side has begun. |
| Federal or immigration custody | BOP locator or ICE ODLS | Those systems are separate from the sheriff, county jail, and NCDAC. |
Tyrrell County Inmate Records Law
North Carolina law gives the public broad access to many government records, but jail and law-enforcement records have important limits. A request for the full investigative file will usually be too broad. A narrower request for public arrest information, booking confirmation, bond status, or a court file is easier to route and more consistent with the statutes cited in the research.
Key Statutes:
G.S. 132-1 defines North Carolina public records and states the general policy of public access.
G.S. 132-1.4 excludes criminal investigation records from public-record status, but makes listed arrest facts public unless another rule applies.
G.S. 153A Article 10 covers local confinement facilities, county or district jail authority, minimum standards, inspections, and death-in-custody reporting.
For the Tyrrell County inmate population, those laws point to a clear request style. Ask the custodian for the record that exists and avoid asking a local jail to create a spreadsheet, summary, or new format. NCDAC gives a similar warning for prison records: agencies do not have to create records that do not exist or compile records in a new form just because a requester asks.
Tyrrell County State Prison Population
Tyrrell Prison Work Farm is the largest correctional footprint physically in the county, but it is not the Tyrrell County jail. NCDAC lists it as a male minimum-custody prison with capacity for 620 offenders. It is located near Columbia and holds sentenced adult male state prisoners assigned by the state corrections system.
The work farm creates a common search problem. A person can be in Tyrrell County geographically while not being part of the Tyrrell County local jail population. State prisoners should be searched through the NCDAC Offender Public Information Search. The state locator can show active inmate, probation, parole, inactive status, name, offender number, demographic filters, conviction information, sentence information, admission, release, and facility location when public. It does not include people held pretrial in Washington County Jail.
The NCDAC offender-search hub also points to North Carolina VINE, a separate custody-notification service. VINE can be useful when the goal is a notification about custody status rather than a booking report. It is still not a substitute for the detention desk when the person was just arrested in Tyrrell County and may not yet have a court or state record.
Search Tyrrell County Inmates
No official Tyrrell County online jail roster, booking report, or mugshot gallery was located in the research. No official Washington County NC public custody lookup was located either. The search workflow therefore starts with phone confirmation and then moves outward to court, state, federal, and notification tools. That is not as quick as a live roster, but it is more accurate than relying on unofficial roster pages that are not county controlled.
- Call Tyrrell County Sheriff's Department at 252-796-2251 when the arrest just happened in Tyrrell County or the arresting agency is unclear.
- Call Washington County Jail detention at 252-793-1107 if the person may have been transported for local housing.
- Search the North Carolina eCourts Portal for case information, court dates, hearings, and payments after the case appears.
- Use the NCDAC locator only for state prison, probation, parole, or older state custody records.
- Use BOP or ICE ODLS only for federal or immigration custody.
For a deeper custody workflow, the Tyrrell County inmate records page focuses on the phone, records-request, VINE, NCDAC, BOP, and ICE channels in more detail. Newly arrested people may not appear in eCourts right away, and a person already sentenced may have left local jail custody before a family member begins searching.
Tyrrell County Lookup Fields
Because no local web roster was found, the available search-field table comes from the state and court systems. The NCDAC search is most useful when the person has an OPUS offender number or may be serving a state sentence. The court portal is useful for charges and hearings, but it is not a jail roster. It can lag behind jail intake and should not be treated as live custody confirmation.
| Tool | Field | Use | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCDAC | Offender status | All, active inmate, active probationer/parolee, or inactive | No county jail records |
| NCDAC | Name or offender number | Search by last name, first name, sounds-like option, or OPUS number | State custody only |
| NCDAC | Birth date, age, race, sex | Narrow people with similar names | Not demographic totals |
| eCourts | Smart Search | Search court records and case information | Not a booking roster |
| eCourts | Search Hearings | Find hearing dates by name, county, date range, or citation | Requires CAPTCHA when prompted |
Tyrrell County Inmate Record Details
No official Tyrrell or Washington County public inmate profile could be inspected. For that reason, the page should not promise that a local public record will show a mugshot, housing unit, booking number, bond amount, or release date online. Some facts may be available by phone from the detention desk, some through a narrow public-records request, and some later through the court record.
| Record Detail | Where It May Come From |
|---|---|
| Custody location | Tyrrell sheriff or Washington County detention desk |
| Public arrest facts | Request under G.S. 132-1.4(c), if not otherwise restricted |
| Bond or hold status | Detention desk, magistrate, or court record |
| Court charges | eCourts Portal or Clerk of Superior Court |
| State prison sentence | NCDAC offender locator and public-records office |
| Booking photo | Arresting or detention agency, if maintained and releasable |
Tyrrell County Jail vs Prison
County jail and state prison answer different questions. A jail lookup is for a person close to arrest, first appearance, bond, or short local custody. A state prison lookup is for a person already sentenced to NCDAC custody or supervised by NCDAC. The confusion is sharper in Tyrrell County because a state prison sits in Columbia while local detainee housing points to Plymouth.
| Local Jail Custody | State Prison Custody | |
|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Pretrial detainees and short local sentences | Sentenced state prisoners, probationers, and parolees |
| Facility in this map | Washington County Jail | Tyrrell Prison Work Farm |
| Operator | Washington County Sheriff's Office for jail housing | North Carolina Department of Adult Correction |
| Lookup channel | Phone confirmation and records request; no official public roster located | NCDAC Offender Public Information Search |
| What not to assume | A court case equals current custody | A prison record means a new Tyrrell arrest |
Tyrrell County Detention Facilities
The facility list has two different custody roles. The primary local jail path goes to Washington County Jail. The state-prison path goes to Tyrrell Prison Work Farm. A person can have a Tyrrell County court case while being housed in Plymouth, and a person can be physically in Tyrrell County at the prison while being entirely in state custody.
- Washington County Jail - local adult detention in Plymouth for Washington County and, per the NCJAA directory, Tyrrell County detainees who need jail housing.
- Tyrrell Prison Work Farm - NCDAC male minimum-custody prison in Columbia for sentenced adult state prisoners, not county pretrial detainees.
Before traveling, call the relevant facility. The Washington County official page places the sheriff's office at the courthouse on Adams Street and gives a separate detention number. NCDAC prison visiting requires approval and scheduling. These are not interchangeable front counters.
Tyrrell County Custody Terms
Several common terms affect where to search. A caller who knows the difference between a court charge, a jail booking, and a state offender record can avoid repeated calls to the wrong office.
- Booking
- The jail intake step after arrest, when identity, charge, property, fingerprints, and a photo may be collected.
- First appearance
- An early court event where charges and release conditions may be reviewed.
- Detainer
- A hold or notice from another agency that can block release even when local bond is set.
- OPUS number
- The North Carolina state offender identifier used in NCDAC records.
- VINE
- A victim notification and custody-status service that can send phone, email, text, or TTY notices.
Tyrrell County Inmate Search Sources
The NCDAC criminal offender searches page is the state source that explains the offender locator and its limits for county jail records.
The state page is most useful after a person has moved into state prison, probation, or parole status. It should not be used as proof that a newly arrested Tyrrell County defendant is not in local custody.
The Town of Columbia law-enforcement page also matters because it gives the Tyrrell County Sheriff's Office physical location in Columbia.
That local office is the starting point for many arrest-location questions, while the jail housing call may still need to go to Washington County detention.
Tyrrell County Inmate Population FAQ
Does Tyrrell County have an online jail roster? No official Tyrrell County jail roster was located in the research. The NCSA profile lists jail as N/A, and the NCJAA directory says Tyrrell detainees are being housed in Washington County Jail.
How should a new Tyrrell arrest be checked? Start with Tyrrell County Sheriff's Department at 252-796-2251, then call Washington County detention at 252-793-1107 if local jail housing is likely.
Is Tyrrell Prison Work Farm the county jail? No. It is an NCDAC state prison for sentenced adult male prisoners. Search it through the NCDAC offender locator, not through a county roster.
Where do court records after arrest appear? Court case information and hearings appear through the North Carolina eCourts Portal and the Tyrrell County Clerk of Superior Court, not through a jail roster.
Can booking photos be searched online? No official Tyrrell or Washington County mugshot gallery was located. A booking photo request should go to the arresting or detention agency and is subject to North Carolina public-records limits.
What if the person is federal or immigration custody? Use the BOP inmate locator or ICE ODLS. Those systems do not replace Tyrrell sheriff, Washington County Jail, eCourts, or NCDAC searches.
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