This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking or release record. Contact the agency that holds the record.
Yancey Jail and Sheriff
For immediate questions about a person held by Yancey County, contact detention staff. Phone-confirm office or counter hours before visiting because the published weekday hours may change and no round-the-clock public-record counter was verified.
Yancey County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center4 East Main Street
Burnsville, NC 28714
Mail: P.O. Box 6, Burnsville, NC 28714
Phone: 828-682-2124
Published office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., subject to phone confirmation
County Release Record Requests
Yancey County instructs requesters to complete its Public Records Request Form with as much detail as possible. Email the form to info@yanceycountync.gov or deliver it to the County Manager's Office. No fixed local fee or response-time promise was found.
Yancey County Manager's Office110 Town Square, Room 11
Burnsville, NC 28714
Court Disposition Records
The clerk holds the case file and judgment, not the sheriff's physical release log. Use the clerk for charges, case events, dismissal, sentence, time-served credit, or probation. Call before relying on displayed hours.
Yancey County Clerk of Superior Court110 Towne Square, Room 5
Burnsville, NC 28714
Clerk: 828-678-5700
Magistrates: 828-678-5730
District Attorney: 828-678-5720
State Custody and Supervision
NCDAC handles state prison and state community-supervision information, not local Yancey jail records. Search the state offender record first. For a Yancey supervision assignment, read the individual record's assigned office before calling.
Community Supervision District 241040 East US Highway 19E, Office H
Burnsville, NC 28714
Phone: 828-689-8967 or 828-689-8968
Fax: 828-689-8966
North Carolina Division of Community Supervision: 2020 Yonkers Road, MSC 4250, Raleigh, NC 27699-4250; 919-716-3100. North Carolina Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission: 2020 Yonkers Road, 4222 MSC, Raleigh, NC 27699-4222; 919-716-3010; Parole.Commission@dac.nc.gov.
Choose the Correct Record Path
The custody system determines the right contact.
- For one Yancey County release and the record-request steps, start at the home page.
- For community supervision, use Post-Release Supervision and the assigned NCDAC office.
- For custody alerts, call NC SAVAN at 1-877-627-2826 or use VINE Inmate Check.
- For state prison records, search NCDAC OPI and then use the DAC public-record request.
- For sentenced federal custody, use BOP. For immigration custody, use ICE ODLS. For federal pretrial custody, check the federal docket and actual holding facility.