The Forsyth County NC Detention Center in Forsyth County serves as a prison facility for the city of Winston Salem and other smaller towns surrounding Forsyth. As well as inmates awaiting transfer to other prisons, jails and State penitentiaries. Forsyth County NC Detention Center is one of several maximum prisons for the State of NC. It's important to call an inmate first to make sure they can receive visitors and that they are still at the facility. Forsyth County NC Detention Center is located in Winston Salem NC, in the 27101-4044 Zipcode. This is in Forsyth County NC. Before traveling or booking hotels, always verify with your inmate first.
Inmates and their families require regular contact in order to stay close and connected. But Jails and Prisons often make contact with the outside difficult and costly. Some charge inmates long distance call charges of up to $14 a minute. Few families can afford to talk at those prices. Fortunately, setting up a local number that ring thru to a long distance phone enable inmates to talk at local phone rates to family and friends no matter where they live. To do this you'll need a Jail Call service provided by Globaltel at
jail calls. You can also send mail to an inmate. Just click here:
send postcards. Once you get set up with call service and can communicate with your inmate, it will be easier to start making plans for visitation. NC has many types of prison facility. City Jails, County Jails, State Jails and State Penitentiaries will each have their own rules and times for visitation and even rules for sending and receiving inmate mail
Forsyth County NC Detention Center is a County Jail facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at Forsyth County NC Detention Center will be treated. Prison is expensive. Even public prison facilities appear to be operating like for-profit prisons these days. Long distance phone calls are a favorite way for jails to make money. Charging inmates for everything from soap to toothpaste is another. Even sending your inmate money to buy these things will come with an added fee. The first thing to do is set up an economical line of communication as suggested above. Then you can communicate with the inmate to discuss a reasonable budget and how the family can work together to pay and keep it.
Forsyth County NC Detention Center is located in the EST time zone. Ensure your call times match the correct time in your inmate's location. The current Forsyth County NC Detention Center warden is Sheriff William T. Schatzman. You can often talk directly with them at a smaller facility or write and email them at a larger one. This will naturally depend on the size and type of your prison facility. Forsyth County NC Detention Center has a current occupancy of 844. The total inmate capacity of Forsyth County NC Detention Center is officially 1016. The living conditions at facilities like Forsyth County NC Detention Center are often determined by the level of overcrowding. Having to share a bed or having too many inmates in a tight space can lead to conflicts. Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Forsyth County NC Detention Center by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Forsyth County NC Detention Center. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.