Avery-Mitchell Release Paths
Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution is a male medium-custody NCDAC prison at 600 Amity Park Road in Spruce Pine. It is not in Yancey County. The official Yancey Sheriff page confirms that convicted people may await state transport locally. NCDAC later controls placement, and its movement history must establish an Avery-Mitchell stay.
State imprisonment can end through release to mandatory post-release supervision, parole for an eligible older sentence, another transfer, or full discharge. Post-release supervision is a period in the community under NCDAC control. Discharge means the state sentence or supervision has ended. A person can therefore be released from a prison building while an active supervision status remains.
| Record point | Meaning | Best source |
|---|---|---|
| Yancey TRANSFERRED | County custody ended, receiver must be found | Sheriff release record |
| NCDAC admission | State system accepted custody | Offender Public Information |
| Actual Release Date | Departure from state incarceration | NCDAC offender detail |
| Active post-release status | Community supervision continues | NCDAC status and assigned office |
| Inactive state status | No longer active in that state database | Read full state history, not label alone |
Search Avery-Mitchell Releases
Begin with the NCDAC Offender Public Information search. Use the most reliable identifiers available. Fields include first, middle, and last name, a sounds-like surname option, offender number, gender, race, ethnic group, birth date or range, and age range. Compare the matching detail rather than selecting solely by name. NCDAC says its current and historical database reaches back to 1972 and excludes county-jail data.
- Search by offender number when known, or use name with birth and demographic refinements.
- Open the likely record and verify identity against more than one field.
- Read incarceration status, inmate status, location, admission history, and last movement date.
- Compare Projected Release Date with Actual Release Date. Treat a projection as changeable.
- Read Probation, Parole, or Post Release Status to determine whether supervision continues.
- Save the observation date and ask NCDAC for the existing state record if the detail is unclear.
The official Avery-Mitchell facility page supplies the institution identity and contact used to check a placement question.
The facility page confirms the prison type and location. The statewide offender record still controls a person-specific release result.
Avery-Mitchell Inmate Release Results
NCDAC also has a separate Inmate Releases search. It allows a County, Year, and Month query or a last-name search with a sounds-like option. During the July 30, 2026 observation, available years were 2024 through 2026. Results listed offender number, name, release date, primary offense and qualifier, and release type.
This is a monthly state-prison release index. Selecting Yancey uses an NCDAC release-county geography or reporting field. It does not prove that the person left Yancey County Detention Center, that the conviction occurred in Yancey, or that the prison was physically in Yancey. Facility, county of conviction, release county, and supervision office are separate facts.
Read Avery-Mitchell Release Dates
A projected release date reflects the state sentence-administration data and credit calculation when displayed. Sentence corrections, jail credit, earned-time awards or losses, discipline, later court orders, consecutive or concurrent terms, revocation, and other holds may alter it. It is not a guaranteed gate date. Recheck near the event and look for an actual date afterward.
A released detail can show Projected Release Date, Actual Release Date, Last Movement Date, Incarceration Status, Inmate Status, and Probation, Parole, or Post Release Status. It may also list admission and location history, total incarceration term, sentence records, county of conviction, docket, minimum and maximum term, and an assigned supervision office. Incarceration Status INACTIVE plus an actual date supports departure from prison. Active POST RELEASE/PAROLE means state supervision remains.
- Projected release
- A current estimate based on the sentence record and credits.
- Actual release
- The recorded departure from state incarceration.
- Post-release supervision
- Required state oversight in the community after prison for qualifying sentences.
- Discharge
- The end of the sentence or supervision obligation shown by the responsible authority.
Request Avery-Mitchell Release Records
When state results need support, use the NCDAC public-record request and identify the offender, dates, and exact state record. A Yancey-only booking instead belongs under the county’s official records-request instructions.
The official request screen provides the state fallback when search results alone do not answer the question.
Request only the existing state record needed. The Yancey clerk remains the source for the court judgment, and the Sheriff’s Office remains the source for the local booking and transfer record.
Avery-Mitchell Release Contacts
NCDAC operates the prison system and its public offender database. Facility contacts belong to the prison shown in the state location record. For community status connected to Yancey, the assigned supervision office on the offender detail is more reliable than assuming a district based only on the conviction county.
Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution600 Amity Park Road
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
828-592-7200
Male medium-custody NCDAC prison Community Supervision District 24
1040 East US Highway 19E, Office H
Burnsville, NC
828-689-8967 or 828-689-8968
District 24 is a useful local contact, but the state record may assign a released person elsewhere. Confirm the office in the NCDAC detail before relying on the Burnsville contact.
Avery-Mitchell Reentry Facility Role
NCDAC identifies Avery-Mitchell as a designated reentry facility. That role makes transition planning part of the institution’s official profile, but it does not establish that every person with a Yancey case is sent there or receives the same release plan. Placement, eligibility, sentence needs, and the state’s current decisions remain person-specific.
| Question | Responsible source |
|---|---|
| Was the person placed at Avery-Mitchell? | NCDAC location and movement history |
| What is the current projected date? | NCDAC offender detail |
| Did prison custody actually end? | Actual release date and incarceration status |
| Which office supervises release? | Post-release status and assigned office |
Reentry designation should not be turned into a promise of transportation, lodging, funds, or a particular program. No source established those benefits for an individual. Confirm transition instructions with authorized facility and supervision staff.
After an Avery-Mitchell Release
North Carolina Structured Sentencing does not support a generic claim that every prisoner serves a fixed percentage. The state generally requires service of the court-imposed minimum and permits earned time to reduce the maximum toward that floor under the applicable rules. The amount awarded to a particular person is an individual sentence-administration fact. It cannot be reconstructed safely from a broad online formula.
For qualifying felony sentences, release from incarceration can begin mandatory post-release supervision. Search the state detail again after release. If supervision is active, record the assigned office and follow official reporting instructions. The Post-Release Supervision resource explains that separate stage. A prison release date confirms departure from incarceration, not freedom from every condition or the end of the sentence.
VINE or NC SAVAN may send custody-change notifications because the state policy links SAVAN with OPUS. It is a search and alert layer, while OPI and NCDAC records remain the state source record. Notifications should prompt verification rather than replace it.
Avery-Mitchell’s designation as a reentry facility does not change the public evidence needed for release. First confirm the location history. Then compare the projected and actual dates, incarceration status, and supervision panel. An institution phone call can clarify published facility information, but NCDAC’s offender record and records office are the statewide documentary channels.
A Yancey County connection can appear in several places without proving release from Avery-Mitchell. County of conviction describes the sentencing court. Release county can be a state reporting or geographic field. Assigned supervision office identifies where community oversight occurs. Institution history identifies the prison placement. Treat those as separate columns in a timeline rather than interchangeable location labels.
If NCDAC shows a move away from Avery-Mitchell before the actual release, the later institution may be the releasing facility. Request movement history when the distinction matters. If state incarceration ends and post-release status is active, contact the assigned supervision unit. District 24 in Burnsville is relevant only when the official detail assigns the person there.
For a precise record, retain the offender number, observed institution, last movement date, projected date, actual date, and exact supervision wording. These fields make a focused correction or records request possible. They also prevent a nearby prison’s name from being attached to a Yancey case merely because the facility is close.
The county inmate ID and NCDAC offender number identify different custody records. Preserve both when tracing a transfer. A matching state admission after local departure supports the handoff, while the later movement history determines whether Avery-Mitchell actually became the person’s prison placement.