This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody or release status, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that created or holds the record.
Mitchell Release Record Contacts
Mitchell County has no operating jail, so the first local call often identifies the actual custodian. Use the Sheriff for Mitchell arrest and transport records. Use McDowell or another named housing jail for its physical release entry. Court documents come from the Clerk, and state prison or supervision records come from NCDAC.
305 Baker Lane
Bakersville, NC 28705
828-688-3982, alternate 828-688-9974
Administrative office: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; agency operations are continuous.
593 Spaulding Road
Marion, NC 28752
Detention: 828-652-2236
Main Sheriff's line: 828-652-2235
328 Longview Drive
Bakersville, NC 28705
828-688-5100
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
214 West Jones Street
Mail: 5201 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-5201
919-733-2126
Public records requests are accepted through the official online form.
Choose the route that matches the need:
- For a named released person or an incarceration record, start with the Mitchell County release search and records path.
- For supervision after release, use the parole and probation page and the current NCDAC office directory.
- For an immediate release check, follow the 24-hour release fallback because Mitchell publishes no county feed.
- For a future date or custody alert, use the projected release date and VINELink check resources.
- For a specific jail, prison, supervision unit, or federal system, use the facility pages listed below.
- For a state prisoner, use NCDAC Offender Public Information and its public-record form.
- For federal or immigration custody, use BOP Locator, the federal court docket, or ICE ODLS as applicable.
NC SAVAN operator and PIN help is available at 1-877-627-2826 around the clock. NCDAC Victim Support is available at 1-866-719-0108, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.