This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull official government records. For those tasks, use the agency contacts below.
Brunswick County Record Contacts
For a person held in the county jail, start with the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office and the Detention Center in Bolivia. Sheriff Brian M. Chism heads the Sheriff's Office. Detention records, booking questions, bond questions, and release checks should go to the official roster or the jail information line, not to this site.
Brunswick County Sheriff's Office
70 Stamp Act Drive
Bolivia, NC 28422
Main phone: 910-253-2777
Detention Center: 910-253-2760
Records pickup appointments: 910-253-2605
BCSO's public-records form is the fallback when a roster result is not enough or when older detention material is needed. The Sheriff's Office lists a 10-business-day target for requests. Email delivery is preferred. If email will not work, call 910-253-2605 to set a pickup appointment at the main office.
- For a current county jail custody search, use jail inmate records or call the Detention Center at 910-253-2760.
- For booking photos shown through the public roster, use jail roster mugshots and verify any missing or older image with BCSO.
- For charges, hearings, and criminal court files after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest or contact the Clerk.
- For the local facility page, use the Brunswick County Detention Center listing in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, probationer, or parolee, use the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction offender search.
- For federal custody or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
Brunswick County Court Contacts
Jail custody and court files are not the same record system. The Brunswick County Clerk of Superior Court handles court records through the North Carolina Judicial Branch. The courthouse is separate from the Sheriff's Office, even though both are in the Bolivia government center area.
Brunswick County Courthouse
310 Government Center Drive NE, Unit 1
Bolivia, NC 28422
Clerk of Superior Court: 910-253-3900
Criminal Division: 910-253-3902
State and Notification Contacts
NCDAC maintains state prison and community supervision records only. It does not keep Brunswick County jail records. For custody notifications across North Carolina, NC SAVAN/VINE offers free automated notice by phone and online registration.
- NCDAC offender search: for state prison offenders, probationers, and parolees.
- NC SAVAN/VINE: 1-877-627-2826 for automated custody notification.
- BOP inmate locator: for sentenced federal prisoners from 1982 forward.
- ICE ODLS: for adults in current ICE custody or CBP custody over 48 hours.
Mobile App Route
The Brunswick County Sheriff - NC app listing on Google Play advertises inmate search, Most Wanted, crime tips, alerts, contacts, news, weather, sex offender links, and social posts. It may be useful when the sheriff website is hard to use on a phone. Treat app results as an access route to official BCSO material, then confirm time-sensitive custody, bond, and release details with the Detention Center.