N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-56
Current through Session Law 2024-53
Persons committed to the custody of a sheriff shall be confined in the facilities designated by law for such confinement, and shall not be confined in any other place. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit or limit the authority of a sheriff to house prisoners committed to his custody in quarters, approved by the Department of Health and Human Services, other than the county jail.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-56