This is a private reference site. It is not a government office and cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or retrieve an official booking record. Use the public office contacts below for official action.
Official Record Contacts
For local jail custody or booking questions, start with the Cherokee County Detention Center. The county staff directory lists the Detention Center at 577 Regal Street in Murphy, with public hours Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Sheriff's Office shares the Regal Street physical address and lists a Peachtree Street mailing address for general sheriff correspondence.
Cherokee County Detention Center577 Regal Street
Murphy, NC 28906
Detention Center phone: 828-837-2521
Public hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
Physical address: 577 Regal Street, Murphy, NC 28906
Mailing address: 75 Peachtree Street, Murphy, NC 28906
Main phone: 828-837-2589
Fax: 828-837-6590
Anonymous tips: 828-837-1344
Emergency: 911
The right office depends on the record type. A person held at the county jail is different from a sentenced state prisoner, a federal inmate, an ICE detainee, or a defendant whose formal charges are now in court records.
- For a current local custody check, use the jail inmate records page and then call the Detention Center if the online In Custody link does not load.
- For booking photos or a photo request, use the jail roster mugshots page and direct official requests to the Sheriff's Office.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, the NC eCourts Portal, or the Cherokee County courthouse.
- For facility rules, use the Cherokee County Detention Center page linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction offender search rather than the county jail.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator.