Columbus County Detention Center

For questions about Columbus County Detention Center, you can call the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office at 910-642-6551 or email info@columbussheriff.com. The Sheriff’s Office contact address is 817 Washington Street, Whiteville, NC. If you are bringing medication for someone in custody, it must be prescribed by a physician, in a proper container and approved by medical staff. Approved prescribed medication may be brought at any time. Items brought for someone in custody will be searched for contraband. You can also access the detention center’s [in-custody report](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/009viiuisfz6qi50g2g3g/AEC2gu8x5VJbKG51ntFR6os?rlkey=ex46o8n5qruyfpwhufe5xs26s&st=ktebdkwr&dl=0) through Dropbox.

You must be on the detained person’s visitation list and bring valid photo ID to sign in at Columbus County Detention Center. If you are not listed, you will be refused. There are no exceptions to these requirements, and staff may deny visitation to you or the detained person for reasons they deem appropriate. Each detained person is allowed one 20-minute visit per week. Up to four visitors can share that visit, but the time is divided among them, not granted separately to each visitor. If you are visiting with family or friends, coordinate how you will share the time.

To put money into an inmate account at Columbus County Detention Center, bring it to the kiosk in the Detention Center lobby. You can make deposits 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Personal checks are not accepted. For general inquiries, you can call the Columbus County Sheriff's Office at 910-642-6551.

To send a letter to someone at Columbus County Detention Center, use the U.S. Postal Service and the inmate mailing address: P.O. Box 280, Whiteville, NC 28472. You cannot leave letters at the detention center for someone in custody. All mail is searched and scanned for contraband.