Carteret Corrections Center, NC

Carteret Corrections Center ended in-person visitation on November 1. All visits are now video visits through PayTel, scheduled at paytel.com. Each inmate gets one free 15-minute video visit per week—additional time costs $0.30 per minute. No phone or computer? The jail has a video visitation kiosk in the visitation room, but you'll need to schedule kiosk sessions during lobby hours (8:30 AM–4:30 PM). Before scheduling, make sure you're on the approved visitor list and have completed any required forms. For help setting up your account, check PayTel's website or call their support line.

Carteret Corrections Center uses PayTel for telephone service. All calls are recorded and monitored for security. When someone is first admitted, they get one free local one-minute call to notify family, friends, or an attorney. After that, inmates who aren't released can access phones up to twice daily (at least once per week minimum), depending on facility rules and behavior. To set up service or manage calling, visit PayTel's website or call 1-800-PAY-TELL. Want to block calls to your number? Contact the detention center administrator or call PayTel at 1-800-729-8355. Since a third-party vendor handles phone service, you'll create an account, add funds, and manage options through their portal or app.

Carteret County Detention Center (Carteret Corrections Center) routes eligible non-legal mail through a scanning process. Letters that meet the criteria get digitized and delivered to the inmate's tablet—some physical originals may be destroyed afterward. Keep standard letters to 10 pages or fewer per envelope and use paper no larger than 8.5×11 inches. The mail processing center won't accept cash, personal checks, or money orders. It also rejects Polaroid photos, glitter, glue, tape, three-dimensional add-ons, and electronic components. Magazines and other publications sent to the mail center get returned to sender. Sending books? They must ship via USPS from approved national sellers to PO Box 239, Beaufort, NC 28516. No hardcovers—size and publisher restrictions apply. Legal mail should be clearly marked and gets opened in the inmate's presence.

You have a few options for sending money to someone at Carteret Corrections Center. There's a walk-in deposit kiosk at 304 Craven Street in Beaufort, open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (closed on holidays). Kiosk deposits post immediately and cost a flat $3.00 transaction fee regardless of amount. Prefer to pay remotely? Create a JailATM account and deposit using a credit or debit card—the online service charges a 10% transaction fee. You can also mail funds as a money order, certified check, or payroll check payable to the inmate. Mailed payments get deposited the following business day. Personal checks aren't accepted. For any method, use the inmate's exact booked name and required account/ID.