Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, in Halifax County, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Roanoke Rapids is held at the county jail, run by the Halifax County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Roanoke Rapids
The county jail, run by the Halifax County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Roanoke Rapids, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Halifax County Sheriff's Office at halifaxncsheriff.com/hcso-detention-center-inmate-search.html (page title: HCSO Detention Center Inmate Search | Halifax County NC Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Halifax County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 100 people, up from about 84 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 85 beds, and it ran at 111 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Halifax County has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 22 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Halifax County Jail
The Halifax County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Roanoke Rapids (filed by the FBI as Roanoke Rapids Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Roanoke Rapids.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Halifax County: the State Park Rangers at Medoc Mountain (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Littleton's 1,153 for 2025, the Halifax County Sheriff's Office's 711 for 2025 and Roanoke Rapids's 467 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Halifax County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,379 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Roanoke Rapids arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction lists its inmates at dac.nc.gov/dac-services/criminal-offender-searches.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Roanoke Rapids?
Look on the custody page of the Halifax County Sheriff's Office at halifaxncsheriff.com. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Halifax County jail?
About 100 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 85 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Halifax County go?
To a facility of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction; its inmate locator is at dac.nc.gov.
Is this the official Roanoke Rapids website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.