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Buncombe County Detention Center, NC

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The Buncombe County Jail is a medium-sized prison office in Buncombe County, located on eight sections of land in Asheville. It was built in 1983 and is located at 20 Davidson Street, Asheville, NC 28801. Click here to visit the official Jail Website.

The 524-bed office houses pre-trial detainees. Buncombe County Jail, despite its prison capacity, provides reintegration programming to male convicted criminals.

Buncombe County Jail has medium security and is located in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Buncombe County Jail has an average of 224 total bookings per month. The facility is supervised by 68 employees.

Buncombe County Jail employs more than 262 prisoners in its in-office work lines on an annual basis to help with its kitchen, clothing, and other activities.

Staff from the Buncombe County Jail also supervises and works at the Buncombe County Work Leave Center (WFC), which is located a traffic light away from the prison.

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Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office

As Sheriff, Quentin has assembled a diverse group of stakeholders to help the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office lead as the premier law enforcement agency in Western North Carolina. Sheriff Miller understands the importance of having all voices heard as he works to improve the Sheriff’s Office by strengthening community relations and holding our team to the highest standards of professionalism and accountability.

Quentin E. Miller, Sheriff
Address: 60 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC 28801, United States
Phone: 1 828-250-4503

Important Jail Policies and Visitation Procedures

The Detention Facility consists of the main jail facility and a jail annex, with a total capacity of 604 inmates. To operate fully and provide food and care for the inmates, our facility requires 160 staff working in shifts. Every day, we house more than 500 inmates.

Visitation Hours:

Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

During a typical year, the crime rate in Buncombe County is 28.81 per 1,000 residents. Buncombe County residents generally consider the southeast section of the county to be the safest.

In Buncombe County, your chances of becoming a victim of crime can range from 1 in 21 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 49 in the county’s southeast. However, see the section on interpreting the crime map because comparing crime rates or any other crime is not as simple as it may appear.

Fact
A crime occurs every 1 hour 12 minutes (on average) in Buncombe County.

300%
Your home is 300% more likely to be robbed with no home security system.

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