Albemarle Jail Release Paths
Albemarle District Jail is Pasquotank County's local detention facility, but it is not operated as a single-county sheriff jail. The Albemarle District Jail Commission administers the regional institution for Camden, Pasquotank, and Perquimans. That structure matters when a booking, arrest file, and court case sit with different offices. A person can leave ADJ for the community after bond, a written promise, a dismissal, time served, or another lawful order. The same person can instead leave because NCDAC, another jail, the U.S. Marshals Service, or ICE assumes custody.
The closing of the ADJ booking proves only that this jail's custody leg ended. It does not prove acquittal, sentence completion, or freedom from all custody. A court order shows the legal reason for release, while the jail's booking-and-release record can show the actual processing time and destination. For full Pasquotank County search and record paths, use the released-inmate search and records coverage with the facility evidence.
| ADJ departure | Best confirming record | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Bond or written promise | Court order plus jail release entry | Pretrial release, not a final case result |
| Time served or sentence end | Judgment plus actual release time | Local confinement ended; other supervision may remain |
| Transfer to NCDAC | ADJ transfer field plus OPI admission | Local booking closed while state custody began |
| Federal or ICE transfer | Jail destination, federal order, or federal locator | County criminal custody ended, not necessarily all custody |
Confirm Albemarle Jail Releases
The official Albemarle District Jail website sends its “Inmate Lookup” link to VINELink site 34003. It does not provide a native former-inmate archive, release gallery, or rolling release list. VINELink is therefore a useful current-status and notification source, but it is not a certified release document. A “released” event can describe departure from the tracked jail even when another authority takes custody.
- Search the ADJ VINELink destination by exact name or identifier. Match the facility, age details, and record number before using the result.
- Call ADJ at 252-335-4844. Ask whether the person remains confined and, if not, whether the booking ended through community release or transfer.
- Find the related criminal case through the North Carolina eCourts Portal. Read the bond order, judgment, dismissal, or commitment.
- Request the existing booking-and-release record when the exact time, type, authority, or receiving agency is needed.
- If staff report state transfer, search the NCDAC OPI record. A new state admission is not community release.
Note: VINELink reports the tracked facility event, while ADJ remains the source for the actual release type and transfer destination.
Albemarle Jail Release Records
A narrow request is more useful than asking for every record about a person. Identify the full name and aliases, approximate booking date, date of birth if lawfully known, Pasquotank case number, and booking number. Ask for the existing admission and release entry, actual exit time, release type and authority, charges recorded at release, and destination or receiving agency if a transfer field is public. Electronic delivery and a cost estimate may be requested before copies are produced.
Albemarle District Jail
210 Executive Drive South
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Phone: 252-335-4844
Fax: 252-335-1579
Official contact page
No dedicated online records form, fixed fee table, promised turnaround, or public release-log retention period was found on the jail's official pages. North Carolina G.S. 132-6 calls for access as promptly as possible, subject to lawful limits and fees. The custodian need not create a report that does not exist. Ask for the exact existing row or document, and request the statute for any withholding or redaction.
Regional Jail Record Custody
A Pasquotank arrest can produce records in several places. The Sheriff's Office may hold an arrest or incident report. ADJ may hold the booking, account, and release entries. The Pasquotank clerk holds the court order and case record. Since ADJ serves three counties, the prosecuting county can also differ from the physical jail location. Supply both the arresting agency and court county when asking who owns a record.
The strongest release packet combines the jail entry with the court source. A bond order explains why release was allowed, but ADJ alone can establish when processing finished. A dismissal resolves a prosecution but may not state the jail exit time. A commitment to DAC forecasts state custody, while the later OPI admission confirms the state record. These distinctions prevent a regional jail lookup from being read as more than it proves.
- Release authority
- The court or legal basis that permits the custody change.
- Actual release time
- The jail's recorded time for completed processing and departure.
- Receiving agency
- The authority accepting custody after ADJ, if the event was a transfer.
- Discharge
- Completion of a sentence or supervision status, which is not the same as leaving one jail.
Note: A Pasquotank court case and an ADJ booking can have different custodians even when they concern the same confinement.
ADJ Release Funds Receipt
ADJ's official funds policy adds an unusual piece of release evidence. Remaining account money is issued on a debit card when a person is released or transferred for more than 24 hours, and the recipient signs a receipt. If an existing receipt is available, its date can help show when the local account closed and can be requested with the booking-and-release entry.
The receipt is corroboration, not proof of community release. ADJ uses the same process for a qualifying transfer. A signed debit-card receipt can align with the jail's departure time while leaving the destination unresolved. Pair it with the release-type and receiving-agency fields. Do not infer the final court disposition from money returned at the jail.
Note: The ADJ funds rule does not publish a general booking-release fee and should not be described as one.
ICE Transfer After ADJ Release
A March 19, 2020 ICE 287(g) Warrant Service Officer agreement described transfer of covered people to ICE at scheduled release from criminal custody. The document is dated, so it does not establish that the same arrangement operates now. It does establish why “released by ADJ” may mean a custody handoff instead of a return to the community.
An immigration detainer asks a local agency for notice and added holding time under federal terms so DHS can assume custody. Verify the present case through ADJ's receiving-agency field and the ICE locator or assistance line. ICE's locator is a current tool, not a historical release archive. No match can result from a move, delay, spelling issue, release, removal, or restricted record. The Pasquotank federal and immigration custody route separates BOP, USMS, and ICE records.
Albemarle Jail Release Location
The jail's official history explains why old “Pasquotank jail” addresses can mislead a record search. The regional pilot began with a 44-bed jail in 1972. It later expanded to a rated 90 beds. In 2010, ADJ moved to the current 248-bed facility in the Pasquotank County Commerce Park, with infrastructure planned for possible expansion to 500.
The current records and custody inquiry belongs with the Executive Drive South facility, not an obsolete local listing. The regional role also explains why a Pasquotank case may be one part of a larger custody trail. Identify the correct booking, county, and date before treating any historic address as relevant.
That location check is practical as well as historical. An old directory entry can send a request to the wrong office or attach the wrong facility name to a release event. Use the present ADJ name, current Commerce Park address, and the county of the court case in each inquiry. When older confinement is involved, give the approximate year so staff can determine whether the record belongs to the former building, the current jail, an active system, or an archive.
The official regional jail page shows the current facility identity and its route to inmate lookup.
That source confirms the regional jail is the local custody point and that its public lookup leads outside the site to VINE.
Visiting After ADJ Release
ADJ's visitation policy states that a person released from this jail must have been out for at least six months before visiting an inmate. That rule is a local post-release consequence. It is not a public status search and does not reveal whether another agency took custody after departure.
Anyone relying on the rule should confirm current visitation requirements with the jail before planning a visit. The six-month condition runs from release from ADJ, while a later state or federal custody event follows a separate record. The booking-and-release entry remains the better source for the ADJ date. Court and receiving-agency records remain necessary for the wider custody path.