This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a detainee, post bond, schedule visitation, or pull an official booking record. Current custody and record requests must go to the agency that holds or created the record.
Where to Ask First
Granville County inmate questions usually begin with the Granville County Sheriff's Office or the detention center. Sheriff Robert D. Fountain Jr. is listed by the county as sheriff, and the detention center is operated from the same public safety address in Oxford. The official county pages did not publish a live jail roster during research, so phone contact, the public records request page, NC SAVAN/VINELink, and court lookup tools may all matter.
Granville County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center
525 New Commerce Drive
Oxford, NC 27565
Sheriff main: 919-693-3213
Detention Center: 919-693-3717
Non-emergency: 919-690-0444
Fax: 919-603-1315
Office hours were not published in the research file for every records function. Call before visiting for custody, bond, records, or visit-related questions.
Use the channel that matches the type of record or custody status involved:
- For someone believed to be in the county jail, start with the detention center and the jail inmate records page.
- For a booking photo or mugshot question, review jail roster mugshots and the county public records request process.
- For charges, hearings, dispositions, or court filings after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and North Carolina eCourts.
- For the Granville County Detention Center, Granville Correctional Institution, or the Butner federal facilities, use the facility pages listed in the footer.
- For sentenced state prisoners, search the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction offender locator.
- For custody notices, check NC SAVAN/VINELink if notification access is needed.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator.
Granville County also maintains a public records request page for county-held records. That page cites N.C. public records law and lets requesters choose digital files, hard copies, or in-person inspection when available.