Scotland Correctional Institution Custody
Scotland Correctional Institution is operated by the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. It is not run by the Scotland County Sheriff's Office, and it is not the booking jail for new arrests. The facility holds sentenced adult men in close, medium, and minimum custody after state commitment, classification, or transfer.
This distinction is the most important lookup issue. A person arrested in Laurinburg or elsewhere in Scotland County may first appear in the county Citizen Connect roster. If that person is later sentenced to state prison, the county jail record may no longer show current custody. At that stage, the NC DAC Offender Public Information locator is the correct public search route.
The state prison sits near the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport in Scotland County. NC DAC describes the institution as one of the state's largest prisons, with more than 1,700 men housed there. Its official page also links to statewide visiting, mail, money, package, and programs resources, which means county jail vendors and county jail schedules should not be copied onto the prison process.
The official facility source is shown in the captured NC DAC Scotland Correctional Institution page.
The source confirms that the prison is a state correctional facility, separate from the Scotland County Detention Center jail roster.
Scotland Correctional Institution Locator
Use the NC DAC Offender Public Information search for a Scotland Correctional Institution inmate search. The county Citizen Connect jail roster should not be used as the primary source for this facility because the prison houses sentenced state prisoners, not the ordinary pretrial jail population.
The OPI locator supports broad searches by name and narrower searches by offender number or demographic filters. If a person recently left the county jail after sentencing, court records and jail staff may help confirm whether the transfer has occurred before the DAC record reflects the current facility.
- Open NC DAC Offender Public Information.
- Choose Active Inmate when searching for a person currently in state prison custody.
- Enter last name and first name, or use the offender number for the most exact match.
- Use birth date or age range only to narrow results when the name is common.
- Confirm that the listed location is Scotland Correctional Institution before planning a visit or sending mail.
| NC DAC Field | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Offender Status | Limits results to active inmates, active probation or parole, inactive records, or all records. | Use Active Inmate for a current prison custody search. |
| Last Name / First Name / M.I. | Runs a name search. | Middle initial can help with common names. |
| Last Name Sounds Like | Finds possible spelling variants. | Helpful when the name is uncertain. |
| Offender Number | Searches a known DAC number. | Best exact field when available. |
| Gender, Race, Ethnic Group | Narrows a result list. | Use with care because public records can contain old or coded data. |
| Birth Date / Age Range | Filters by exact or approximate age. | The form allows several plus-or-minus birth-date ranges. |
The search fields are visible in the captured NC DAC Offender Public Information locator image.
That statewide locator is the right lookup path for Scotland Correctional Institution, while the county jail roster remains the right path for local detention.
Scotland Correctional Institution Capacity
NC DAC lists Scotland Correctional Institution with an offender capacity of 1,752. The same official facility text also describes the site as a 1,756-bed high-security prison facility. Those figures should be read carefully: the 1,752 figure is the listed offender capacity, while the 1,756-bed wording is the descriptive bed count used in the facility overview.
The prison opened in September 2003 as a 1,000-bed close-custody facility. NC DAC history says a 504-bed medium-security addition opened in March 2011, followed by a 252-bed minimum-security unit in July 2011. That history explains why the present facility is described with close, medium, and minimum custody levels rather than as a single-security prison.
| Date or Figure | NC DAC Detail |
|---|---|
| September 2003 | Opened as a 1,000-bed close-custody prison. |
| March 2011 | Medium-security addition opened with 504 beds. |
| July 2011 | Minimum-security unit opened with 252 beds. |
| Custody levels | Male close, medium, and minimum custody. |
| Population description | More than 1,700 men housed at the prison. |
Scotland Correctional Institution Contacts
Use the prison's NC DAC contact information for facility questions. Use the county jail only when the person is still in local custody or when the transfer from the detention center to state custody is unclear. Court records from Scotland County can also help explain whether a sentence has been entered and whether commitment to state prison has occurred.
Scotland Correctional Institution
22385 McGirts Bridge Road
Laurinburg, NC 28353
910-390-4700
North Carolina Department of Adult Correction facility
Legal Visit Email
Attorney legal visit requests
scotlandvisitation@dac.nc.gov
Use for attorney legal-visit routing noted by NC DAC
For a person recently arrested in Scotland County, the first custody contact may still be Scotland County Detention Center. Once the person is sentenced and transferred, facility contacts and public location data shift to NC DAC.
Scotland Correctional Institution Visits
State prison visitation follows NC DAC statewide and facility rules, not the Scotland County Detention Center's HomeWAV or onsite jail schedule. NC DAC facility pages route users to visiting resources, and the Scotland Correctional Institution page gives scotlandvisitation@dac.nc.gov for attorney legal visit requests. Personal visitors should expect approval, scheduling, identification, conduct, dress, and security-screening rules set through DAC channels.
Because the research did not capture a public day-by-day visiting schedule for personal visitors at Scotland Correctional Institution, the page should not invent one. The practical rule is to verify approval and the current schedule with NC DAC before travel. A visitor who follows county jail hours would be using the wrong system.
| Visit Topic | Correct Prison Rule Source | Do Not Use |
|---|---|---|
| Personal visits | NC DAC statewide visiting resources and facility scheduling rules. | Scotland County jail's onsite schedule. |
| Attorney legal visits | scotlandvisitation@dac.nc.gov as listed by the facility source. | County jail video-visit approval. |
| Visitor approval | NC DAC visitor approval process and security rules. | HomeWAV account approval. |
| Schedule changes | Confirm with the prison before traveling. | County Superior Court week jail timing. |
Note: Confirm prison visitation with NC DAC before travel because county jail visitation rules do not apply here.
Scotland Correctional Institution Mail
Mail, money, and packages for Scotland Correctional Institution are controlled by NC DAC statewide resources and the prison's facility rules. The NC DAC facility page links to Send mail, Send money, and Send packages resources. It does not make the Scotland County jail's Paytel, HomeWAV, or McDaniel Supply rules the prison rules.
Before sending mail or money, confirm the inmate's location in NC DAC OPI and follow the current DAC format. State prison mail rules can differ from county jail scanned-mail rules, and state package rules can differ from county commissary timing. Using the wrong custody system can delay or reject a letter, package, deposit, or visit request.
| Service | Use for Scotland CI | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| NC DAC mail resource and the prison's current address format. | State prison mail screening and formatting are separate from county jail scanned mail. | |
| Money | NC DAC send-money resource. | State prison trust accounts are not the county jail commissary kiosk route. |
| Packages | NC DAC send-packages resource. | Package approval and vendor rules are statewide prison rules. |
| Phone or communications | NC DAC current communications rules. | The county jail Paytel rules in the research were documented for the detention center only. |
Scotland Correctional Institution Programs
NC DAC says Scotland Correctional Institution offers a wide selection of educational and vocational courses. Correction Enterprises provides employment in the Laurinburg Sewing Plant, which produces uniforms and clothing. The facility also has a Braille transcription shop where men convert books into Braille for blind students.
These programs reflect the state-prison role of the facility. They differ from the Scotland County Detention Center's local jail programs such as AA, NA, GED work, religious services, and the county road crew. A sentenced inmate at Scotland Correctional Institution follows DAC classification, work, education, and programming rules rather than county detention-center program scheduling.
- Close custody
- A high-security prison custody level with tighter movement, supervision, and housing controls.
- Medium custody
- A state prison custody level with controlled movement and structured work or program access.
- Minimum custody
- A lower state prison custody level for people classified for less restrictive housing and activities.
- DAC
- North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, the agency that operates the state's prison system.
Scotland Correctional Institution Admission
Admission to Scotland Correctional Institution is not the same as street-arrest booking at the county jail. State prison placement follows sentencing, commitment, classification, transfer decisions, and DAC bed-management needs. A person may pass through the county jail first, but the prison record begins when the person is in state custody and appears in the DAC offender system.
If a family member says a person was transferred but the locator still does not show Scotland Correctional Institution, check the court case, call the county jail for transfer status if recent, and search NC DAC OPI again by offender number if one is known. It is common for different systems to update at different times during a custody move.
Scotland County Prison Fallbacks
NC DAC OPI is the main lookup route for Scotland Correctional Institution. If the person is not found there, first make sure the person is a state prisoner and not still in county jail. The Scotland County jail roster remains the custody source for local detention after arrest.
Federal and immigration fallbacks are separate. The Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present, and its public results can show name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location. ICE ODLS is the route for immigration custody. Neither federal fallback should be treated as a Scotland Correctional Institution search unless there is a reason to believe the person is in federal or immigration custody instead of NC DAC custody.