Buncombe County Jail is located in the city of Asheville, North Carolina which has a population of 87,236 (as of 2013) residents. This prison has a capacity of 672 inmates, which means this is the maximum amount of beds per facility. Buncombe County Jail began processing inmates once the original construction was completed and service started in 1994 but may have been expanded or renovated since that time, to accommodate the growing prison population. There is an average of 559 inmates currently serving time at this facility. Prisoners are housed in separate areas depending on the crimes they committed, their current risk assessment, and their behavior. This facility is currently under the supervision of Captain Scott Allen and houses offenders.

If you have a family or loved one that is currently incarcerated at Buncombe County Jail, the first thing you should do is contact the prison for information on the inmate. Based on the information you are provided, you would then contact either a criminal defense lawyer or a bail bond service. They will provide you with vital information which can be used to defend an individual and in a lot of cases get them released from detention while awaiting trial.

Facts:

-a total of 160 officers to operate and care for the inmates

Buncombe County Jail Facility and Inmate Contact Information:

Phone Number to Reach this Facility is:

828-250-4550

Fax Number for Buncombe County Jail is:

828-250-6035

Email Address for this Facility:

[email protected]

Send Mail to the Facility (not inmates):

Buncombe County Jail
20 Davidson Street
Asheville, NC 28801

To Send Mail to an Inmate at Buncombe County Jail:

(please get a list of acceptable mail from the facility)

Buncombe County Jail
Inmate Name, Inmate ID #
20 Davidson Street
Asheville, NC 28801

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