01/28/2026
Our Jail Administration Office consists of two officers at the rank of Captain. With nearly 40 years of experience and dedicated service in the Detention and Communication field. Both of us are professionally trained with numerous certifications that range from Jail certifications and DCI terminal certifications 1-7. One holding a Criminal Justice Degree and the other with nearly 40 yrs of Honorable Military Service in two Branches of our military. Both hold Intermediate and Advance NC Jail Certifications. One Captain was born in eastern NC and the other born out out of state. Both live in Jones County. Together we manage and enter all of the Domestic Violence Protective Orders for the county to include manage, enter and monitor all s*x offenders. In addition, we enter, process and maintain all Conceal Permits and files for the county. With all these duties, we successfully manage, control the safe and secure operations of the local Jail for the Sheriff. We manage all Jail Operations to include supervise eight (8) officers to include their Certifications, Continuing Education and well being. Our office vastly improved Jail Operations and added many advance tools that officers use today. Tools,Equipment and Proceedures some jails in our state don't have or use. Our Jail consists of a 21 bed facility which was built in 1939. Jail Inspections with the state have always been above satisfactory. Our files are inspected by the NC State Bureau of Investigations unit and our Conceal permit files have been inspected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with a 100% rating and used as a model for other counties. Our Administration Office conducts fingerprints for the public to include court order DNA sampling. We even monitor and maintain all the Jail finances to include ordering of equipment and supplies for the jail to include officer uniforms and duty gear. Our office accomplishes all these tasks and duty assignments with the perfect guidance and backing of our Sheriff Matthew J Wineman and his senior staff.
