This is a private reference site, not a Forsyth County government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person from jail, post bond, pull an official booking or court record, or change a public record. Use the official offices below for those tasks.
Where to Ask About Custody or Records
Forsyth County records are split by agency and record type. The sheriff's office handles local detention and some law-enforcement records, while court files are handled through the clerk and North Carolina court systems.
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office
Administration Building
301 North Church Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Main: 336-917-7001
Fax: 336-727-8070
Records Division: 2nd floor, main entrance, Monday-Friday excluding holidays, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Requests after 4:00 p.m. are processed the next business day.
Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center
201 North Church Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Jail phone: 336-917-7600
Forsyth County Courthouse
Clerk of Superior Court: 336-779-6300
District Attorney: 336-779-6310
Magistrates: 336-779-6319
Use the closest match below before calling or visiting:
- For a person held in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center.
- For booking photos and roster display limits, use jail roster mugshots and sheriff records guidance.
- For charges, hearings, case numbers, and certified record checks after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Clerk of Superior Court.
- For facility-specific phone and address details, use the detention facility links in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction Offender Public Information Search. NC DAC does not keep county or city jail records.
- For a federal prisoner or immigration detainee, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System, since those are separate from Forsyth County and NC DAC systems.