Ashe County Inmate Population is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule visits, or pull official booking or court records. Contact the agency that maintains the record for official action.
Official Ashe County Contacts and Lookup Routes
Use the jail for current custody and bond questions, the Sheriff's Office for agency records and general sheriff business, and the courthouse or clerk for court files and case status.
Ashe County Detention Center
140 Law Enforcement Dr.
Jefferson, NC 28640
Jail phone: 336-846-5611
Jail fax: 336-846-5634
Ashe County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff B. Phil Howell
140 Government Circle
Jefferson, NC 28640
Office phone: 336-846-5633
Communications: 336-846-5600
Email: info@asheso.com
Public office hours are listed as Monday-Friday daytime hours. Confirm before travel because official pages vary between 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Ashe County Courthouse and Clerk of Superior Court
150 Government Circle
Jefferson, NC 28640
Main and clerk phone: 336-219-1400
Clerk email: Ashe.Clerk@nccourts.org
District Attorney: 336-219-1410
Magistrates: 336-219-1419
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- For a person who may be in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and then call the detention center for current custody or bond.
- For booking photos or monthly booking-report context, use jail roster mugshots and the Sheriff's booking-report channel.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, eCourts Smart Search, or the clerk's office.
- For the local facility page, use Ashe County Detention Center.
- For a sentenced North Carolina prisoner, probationer, or parolee, use the NCDAC Offender Public Information Search instead of the county jail.
- For a federal prisoner, use the BOP inmate locator. For immigration custody, use ICE ODLS. For custody notifications, use VINELink or NC SAVAN where available.