Two Facilities, One County: Where Your Loved One Might Be Held in Wake County

Wake County runs two adult detention facilities, which is why you might hear two different addresses when trying to locate someone. The Wake County Detention Center sits at 3301 Hammond Road in Raleigh. The second facility is the John H. Baker Jr. Public Safety Center at 330 S. Salisbury St. in Raleigh.

Planning a visit? Here's what matters: all visitations happen by video at the Wake County Detention Center, 3301 Hammond Road. Even if your loved one is housed at a different facility, you'll still go to Hammond Road for the video visit.

• ✓ Each inmate is allowed one 30-minute visit each week.
• ✓ A visit can include up to two visitors: either two adults, or one adult and one child (and they must visit at the same time).
• ✓ Visitors under 16 must be accompanied by someone who is 18 or older.

Visiting hours run 9:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. No visits on county holidays.

1. Schedule by phone - Call 919-857-9103 Monday–Thursday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to set up an appointment.
2. Plan ahead - All visits must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance.

To add money to an inmate's account, Wake County directs you to Access Corrections for online deposits. You can also deposit in person at either facility. At the John H. Baker Jr. Public Safety Center (330 S. Salisbury St.), the window is open Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. At the Wake County Detention Center (3301 Hammond Road), head to the 1st-floor visitation glass window - it's open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 a.m.–4 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m.–7 p.m.