Forsyth County NC Detention Center

Forsyth County NC Detention Center basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 336-917-7600

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Forsyth County NC Detention Center is a medium-security detention center located at 201 N Church St Winston-Salem, NC which is operated locally by the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Forsyth County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Winston-Salem Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement Detention Center is an adult maximum security 400,000 square feet detention facility housing male and female sentenced misdemeanant and pre­trial inmates. The facility is an eleven-story twin tower structure containing 735 modular steel cells and has a bed capacity of 1,016 inmates.

The Detention Center is located in downtown Winston-Salem and bordered by Second Street on the South, Third Street on the North, Church Street on the West, and Chestnut Street on the East.

Keefe Group, the national leader in providing solutions for correctional facilities, is proud to join us in introducing our new deposit service for the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Center.

Secure Deposits by CYBERSUITE is a new, effective way to deposit funds electronically for family members. We provide senders with an array of options to make deposits with cash, credit or debit card, including the following.

1. Toll-Free Number (866-345-1884) – A friend or family member will have the ability to call into a toll-free number and speak with a Customer Service Representative to deposit money into an inmate’s trust account using a credit or debit card. Cybersuite has customer service representatives that speak Spanish as well.
2. Website – A depositor can visit inmatedeposits.com and deposit funds into a friend or family member's trust account using a credit or debit card. The website has been designed to mix the efficiencies of the internet with the security of online deposits to create the most convenient way to apply funds to an account.
3. Lobby Kiosk – This lobby kiosk is located in the back of the detention center lobby. This kiosk allows friends and family members the ability to deposit funds into an inmate’s account using cash, credit and debit cards 24 hours a day. This is a secure location monitored by Forsyth County staff.

Inmates Booked in the Facility

• Monday – Friday (before 3:30 pm)

If you have someone that is incarcerated in the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center and they were booked into our facility Monday through Friday before 3:30 PM, you will be able to make deposits to the inmate’s accounts Sunday through Saturday 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using the kiosks in the “Records” lobby, located behind the receptionist area.

• Friday (after 3:30 pm), Weekends, or Monday (before 10:30 am)

If you have someone that is incarcerated in the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center and they were booked into our facility on Friday after 3:30 PM, or on the weekend (Saturday & Sunday), or on Monday morning before 10:30 AM, the public will be able to deposit money in the inmate’s account anytime after 11 AM on Monday morning using the kiosks in the “Records” lobby, located behind the receptionist area.

visitation Info

Forsyth County Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement Detention Center – Visitation

Public Visitation Hours

• 9:00 – 11:30 am
• 12:30 – 3:00 pm
• 1:00 – 3:00 pm 
• 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Public Visitation Days

Inmates can be visited on certain days of the week based on their housing unit.

Housing Unit	Sun.	Mon.	Tues.	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Sat.
2A
2B
2C
2D
4A
4B
4C
4D
6A
6B
6C
6D
8A
8B
8C
8D
8E
8F
10A
10B
10C
10D

NOTE: All visitors must be registered for visitation 30 minutes prior to visitation ending.

Attorneys

• Anytime (7 days a week)
• 8:00 am – 8:00 pm

Clergy

See the Procedure and Requirements