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Updated on: March 19, 2024
Buncombe Correctional Center

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Buncombe Correctional Center - General Information

  • Facility Name

    Buncombe Correctional Center

  • Facility Type

    State Prison

  • Address

    Highway 251 North, Asheville, NC, 28814

  • Phone

    828-645-7630

  • Capacity

    182

  • City

    Asheville

  • Postal Code

    28814

  • State

    North Carolina

  • Country

    Buncombe County

  • Facility Name

    Buncombe Correctional Center

  • Facility Type

    State Prison

  • Address

    Highway 251 North, Asheville, NC, 28814

  • Phone

    828-645-7630

  • Capacity

    182

  • Country

    Buncombe County

Use this website for informational purposes only.

Buncombe Correctional Center, located in Asheville, North Carolina, is a male medium custody prison. The prison sits beside Buncombe County and another county line and has three dormitories. The Buncombe Correctional Center has 36 segregation cells and a central administration building. Buncombe Correctional Center has an offender capacity of 802. Offenders indulge in prison tasks that include: prison’s kitchen, clothes house, Department of Transportation, janitorial tasks, and maintenance.

Inmates incarcerated in the Buncombe Correctional Center enjoy the following programs:

  • Chaplaincy Services
  • Work Programs
  • Educational and Vocational Programs
  • Transitional Services
  • Prisoner Life Programs
  • Offender Family Service

Inmate Search

To search for information about an inmate incarcerated in the Buncombe Correctional Center, there are several authorized online sites. Even more convenient, you can search for your inmate on the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Offender Public Information or Buncombe Correctional Center websitewebsite.

You need to fill out the following details:

  • Offender Status
  • First, Last, and Middle Name
  • Offender Number
  • Age Range
  • Gender
  • Race
  • Ethnic Group
  • Birth Date

Sending a Mail/Package

The Buncombe Correctional Center permits inmates to write and receive letters from family and friends. The Buncombe Correctional Center checks incoming mail for unauthorized items. The letter must contain the inmate’s prison ID and addressed in this format:

Offender Name and ID Number

Buncombe Correctional Center

Highway 251 North, Asheville, NC, 28814

Official and legal mail is mandatorily opened before the offenders before getting checked for illegal and authorized items.

The Buncombe Correctional Center provides a pre-approved list of packages on their website, so you directly shop by entering the inmate’s ID number.

Sending Money

The Buncombe Correctional Center works with JPay to provide money sending options to inmates. The Buncombe Correctional Center does not process money orders. Money orders are sent to Jpay with a deposit slip.

Here are five forms of sending funds:

  • Money orders
  • Online
  • Jpay Mobile App
  • Toll-free phone
  • Walk-in Cash

Phone Calls

Buncombe Correctional Center allows inmates to make and receive calls. The Buncombe Correctional Center works with GTL in billing the calls. Family and friends can deposit money through AdvancePay prepaid option or the offender’s PIN debit phone account, so the inmate makes calls to authorized phone numbers.

Visitations

The Buncombe Correctional Center permits inmates to receive visitors once per week, not exceeding two hours. They can only receive three approved visitors per session.

For special visits, call the Buncombe Correctional Center Staff at 828-645-7630. Special visits run between 9 am and 3 pm from Monday to Friday. Security Threat Group (STG) and Segregation inmates have non-contact visitations by appointment.

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Visitation Rules

VISITATION HOURS

  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
    9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
  • Sunday
    9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Directions

Refer the map below to find the driving directions.

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