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 9, 2026.
Jones County, North Carolina, has about 9,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Jones County is held at the county jail, run by the Jones 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.
Related guides: Jones County public records, Jones County arrest records, Jones County warrants, Jones County criminal records, Jones County court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Jones County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Jones County is held at the county jail, run by the Jones County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Jones County Sheriff's Office at jonescountync.gov/departments/sheriffs-office/sex-offenders (page title: Sex Offenders | Jones County, North Carolina), phone 252-448-0035, 792 Hwy 58 S Trenton, NC 28585, Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 252-448-0035.
The Jones County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 12 people, down from about 32 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Jones County has about 9,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Jones County Jail
The Jones County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Maysville make the arrests that end in a booking in Jones County.
Maysville reported 6 arrests to the FBI for 2024. 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 Jones County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Jones County serves the sentence in a facility of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, whose inmate locator is at dac.nc.gov/dac-services/criminal-offender-searches.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Jones County?
Ask the Jones County Sheriff's Office at 252-448-0035; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at jonescountync.gov.
How many people are in the Jones County jail?
About 12 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
What is the phone number for the Jones County jail?
252-448-0035, the number on the page of the Jones County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Jones 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 Jones County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.