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The Asheville City Jail despite the name is not a jail. The Asheville City Jail is just a holding pen for people who have been arrested in the Asheville limits.

Unfortunately, with the holding pen in the Asheville City Jail is quite small. So, offenders will only be in this small holding pen for hours, if that. Most of the offenders that have been arrested in the Asheville limits will be brought directly to the Buncombe County Detention Center and skip going down to the Asheville City Jail all together.

Keep in mind that the Asheville Police Department will also manage this smallholding pen as well.

There is no way in with the Asheville Police Department where you can locate an inmate. There will be no inmates that are in the Asheville City Jail.

Ultimately, all inmates will ALWAYS be brought down to the Buncombe County Detention Center. If you would like to contact them to find out if the offender you are looking for is in their facility, you can at 828-252-1110.

When contacting the Buncombe County Detention Center, please tell them you suspect that the Asheville Police Department was the arresting agency along with the offender first and last name.

The Asheville City Jail is rarely used. There is NO sending mail whatsoever to the Asheville City Jail. You will want to wait until the offender gets transferred, booked, and processed into the Buncombe County Detention Center before you will be permitted to send mail to them.

The Asheville City Jail is rarely ever used. The offender may be in a cell for just under an hour, if that. The offender will NOT have any need for cash during their time in the holding pen. You will want to wait to send cash when they get over to the Buncombe County Detention Center.

The offender will not be permitted to make any phone calls until they are officially booked into the Buncombe County Detention Center. As previously stated, the Asheville Police Department will bring the offender typically to that facility as it has more manpower.

The Asheville City Jail is rarely used. There is NO visitation whatsoever in the Asheville City Jail. You will want to wait until the offender gets transferred, booked, and processed into the Buncombe County Detention Center before you will be permitted to visit with them.