Hoke County Detention Center Overview
Hoke County Detention Center is the primary jail and inmate-population facility for Hoke County. The official detention center page lists the facility at 125 E. Edinborough Avenue in Raeford and describes it as operating under the general supervision of the Sheriff of Hoke County. The jail is funded by the Hoke County Board of Commissioners and operated by the Hoke County Sheriff's Office. Major Lisa Thomas is listed as Jail Administrator, and Sheriff Roderick Virgil is the sheriff identified in official county materials.
The facility holds people in Hoke County custody, including people arrested locally, people awaiting release conditions, people waiting for first appearance or court dates, people awaiting transfer, and people serving short local confinement. The jail can confirm public charge and release-condition information through the inmate information route, but the county page is clear that the detention center does not set bond, change court dates, render verdicts, or determine punishment. Those questions belong to judicial officials, the clerk, the prosecutor, and the courts.
The Hoke County Sheriff's Office contact page shows the detention center alongside the sheriff's office, courthouse, clerk, and substations. That layout is useful for local routing because custody, records, and court questions often involve different offices even when the buildings are close together in Raeford.
The official detention page is the source for the jail administrator contact, inmate information line, and the distinction between jail records and court decisions.
Hoke County Detention Center Capacity
Current official capacity and live population were not published on the detention center page reviewed for this build. The Hoke research located a dated April 7, 2014 county-board discussion where jail medical-contract planning referenced up to 170 inmates and a capacity answer of 220. That number is useful local history, but it should not be treated as a current certified rating unless Hoke County or North Carolina jail inspection records confirm it for the current period.
North Carolina jail population and capacity are monitored within a statewide framework. NC DHHS/DHSR describes semiannual jail inspections, population statistics, and inmate-death data collection, and North Carolina local confinement rules appear in 10A NCAC 14J. Those sources provide state oversight context, but they do not create a public live Hoke County Detention Center count in the official jail pages inspected.
Look Up Hoke County Detention Center Inmates
The county website does not show a conventional browser-based roster for Hoke County Detention Center. The jail page states that public information about inmate charges and conditions of release may be obtained by calling Inmate Information at 910-875-5113 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Hoke County Sheriff's Office mobile app listings on Apple and Google advertise inmate search, making the app the main digital channel documented in the research. If the person has left county custody, use court, state, federal, or ICE systems instead of forcing a jail search.
- Start with the person's legal name, booked spelling if known, date of birth, arrest date, and arresting agency.
- Call Hoke County Detention Center Inmate Information at 910-875-5113 during posted hours.
- Check the Hoke County Sheriff's Office app if a mobile inmate-search option is needed.
- Use NC eCourts for case filings, hearings, documents, payments, and court dates after charges reach court.
- Use NCDAC for sentenced state prison, probation, parole, and historical prison records.
- Use BOP or ICE locators only for federal or immigration custody.
Note: A recent booking, release, transfer, or hold can make one source lag behind another, so verify urgent custody details by phone.
Hoke County Detention Center Contact
The jail's physical and mailing addresses differ. Use the physical address for in-person routing, directions, and official location checks. Use the P.O. Box for inmate mail and mailed money orders or certified checks. The detention page lists public counter hours Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the same phone number is the main inmate information line.
Hoke County Detention Center
125 E. Edinborough Avenue
Raeford, NC 28376
910-875-5113
Public counter and inmate information: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mailing Address
Hoke County Detention Center
P.O. Box 300
Raeford, NC 28376
Use the inmate's booked name and spelling.
Visiting Hoke County Detention Center
Hoke County's 2024 family and visitor guide says social visits are online only through Securus Technologies and videovisitanywhere.com, with possible charges. The guide says the inmate is responsible for deciding who can and cannot visit. Visitors must provide or submit a valid government ID, and warrant files are checked. Disruptive behavior, rule violations, dress-code issues, illegal activity, and bad behavior can cause a visit to be stopped or canceled.
| Visitor Type | Schedule / Access | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Social visitation | Online only through Securus / videovisitanywhere.com | Inmate controls visitor list; valid government ID required. |
| In-person social visits | Not offered in the 2024 guide | Confirm with the jail before traveling. |
| Professional visits | Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Law enforcement, attorneys, paralegals, and certain medical providers. |
| Ineligible inmates | No social visit eligibility | Self-reporting, weekender, disciplinary-restriction, and unclassified inmates. |
Mail at Hoke County Detention Center
Mail must include the inmate's booked name and spelling, plus the sender's full return name and address. Hoke County says general mail is opened outside the inmate's presence and screened for contraband. Mail is normally distributed within 24 hours except weekends and holidays. Allowed items are specific, so broad statements like "send normal mail" are too loose for this facility.
| Mail Item | Hoke County Rule |
|---|---|
| Address format | Booked name and spelling, Hoke County Detention Center, P.O. Box 300, Raeford, NC 28376. |
| Greeting card | One plain card no larger than 9 by 6 inches; musical cards deactivated. |
| Correspondence | Up to ten handwritten or typed person-to-person pages. |
| Photos | Five 4x6 photos; Polaroids and nudity prohibited. |
| Money by mail | Certified check or money order only; no cash. |
The Hoke inmate mail page documents the return-address rule, allowed items, and emergency-message limits.
Those detailed mail rules are important because violations can delay, reject, or destroy mail and can create security problems for the recipient.
Phone, Money, and Commissary
Hoke County inmates cannot receive incoming calls. The inmate phone page says calls are collect, generally occur during recreation time, are provided by an outside vendor, and are monitored and recorded. Three-way calling is prohibited. Hoke lists Securus billing and troubleshooting at 800-844-6591. The phone page says calls are limited to ten minutes, while the 2024 family guide says fifteen minutes, so current call length should be confirmed with the jail.
Trust-fund money can be sent by certified check or post office money order payable to the inmate under the booked name. In-person deposits may include cash, no coins, money orders, certified checks, and cashier checks at the detention center between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, except holidays. The commissary page says commissary is operated by an outside vendor and not owned or operated by Hoke County. The family guide lists www.jailpackstore.com for commissary accounts.
| Service | Provider or Detail |
|---|---|
| Phone | Securus listed for billing and troubleshooting; calls monitored and recorded. |
| Money by mail | Certified checks and post office money orders only, payable to booked inmate name. |
| In-person deposit | Cash, no coins, money orders, certified checks, or cashier checks during posted hours. |
| Commissary | Outside vendor; sufficient trust-fund balance required. |
| Indigent support | Basic hygiene items, writing materials, and postage. |
Medical Care and PREA Reporting
Hoke County's medical-care page states that emergency medical care is available 24 hours per day, psychiatric services are available, and nursing staff is on site when applicable or reachable during an emergency. Non-emergency care is requested through a detention officer and sick-call form. Non-emergency medical services have a $10 co-pay, but no inmate is denied medical care because of inability to pay. Emergency medical and mental-health services have no co-pay.
The detention center publishes a zero-tolerance PREA policy. Allegations can be reported to staff, supervisors, healthcare staff, the Jail Administrator or PREA Coordinator at 910-875-5113, Raeford Police at 910-875-8251, the Hoke County domestic violence and sexual assault hotline at 910-878-0118, or the Office of Professional Standards at 910-677-5420. Public reports from friends, family, or loved ones are also recognized in the research.
Booking at Hoke County Detention Center
A typical Hoke County booking begins with arrest or surrender, transport to the jail, identity confirmation, property handling, contraband screening, medical and mental-health screening, booking photo or fingerprint steps where required, classification, and housing assignment. The mail and trust-fund rules show that the booked name and spelling are central to later contact, money orders, and record checks.
First appearance and bond review then move through North Carolina court procedure. A district court first appearance generally occurs within 72 hours or at the next regular district court session, subject to statutory exceptions when court is closed. Release conditions may include a written promise, custody release, unsecured bond, secured bond, cash bond, or surety bond. The jail can relay what is listed, but the court controls changes.
About Hoke County Detention Center
The Hoke County Detention Center sits in central Raeford near the Hoke County Courthouse and the Sheriff's Office. The county sheriff's pages describe the sheriff's office as a nationally accredited agency and list many divisions, including courthouse security and transportation, patrol, civil, detectives, K-9, special operations, training, sex offender registry, and school resource officers. The jail is one part of that broader sheriff's office structure.
The current NCDAC prison-facilities list did not show an active state prison in Hoke County. The former Hoke Correctional Institution appears in historical PREA material, but it should not be treated as an active prison or a current facility page. For people sentenced to state prison after a Hoke County case, the correct locator is NCDAC, not the county jail.
Note: Confirm custody, visit access, mail rules, and money methods with Hoke County Detention Center before sending funds or planning travel.