This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that holds the record.
County Jail and Court Contacts
The Sheriff's Office is the direct source for a McDowell County booking, release disposition, transfer, and detention status. The Clerk holds filed court orders and judgments.
McDowell County Sheriff's Office593 Spaulding Road
Marion, NC 28752
Main: 828-652-2235
Detention: 828-652-2236
Investigations: 828-652-2237
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.McDowell County Clerk and Courthouse
21 S. Main Street
Marion, NC 28752
Clerk: 828-655-4100
Magistrates: 828-655-4119
After hours: 828-652-4000
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
State Prison and Supervision
Marion Correctional Institution and NCDAC control state prison, discharge, and supervision records. County jail staff do not own those records.
Marion Correctional Institution355 Old Glenwood Road
Marion, NC 28752
828-803-6300NCDAC Community Supervision
2020 Yonkers Road, MSC 4250
Raleigh, NC 27699-4250
919-716-3100Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission
2020 Yonkers Road, 4222 MSC
Raleigh, NC 27699-4222
919-716-3010
Parole.Commission@dac.nc.gov
Where to Look First
Choose the route that matches the kind of record or help required.
- For a named released person or booking record, start with the home search and records path.
- For state supervision, use the Parole & Probation page.
- For same-day activity, check the 24-Hour Release List fallback process.
- For a date or alert, use Projected Release Date and the VINELink Check.
- For notification help, call NC SAVAN at 1-877-627-2826 any time, or Victim Services at 1-866-719-0108 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- For transportation planning, call McDowell Transit dispatch at 828-559-0744 or Spanish assistance at 828-652-0727.
- For local reentry navigation, call McDowell Reentry Council at 828-559-2224 extension 206.
For a federal sentence, use the Bureau of Prisons locator. Federal pretrial detention may require the federal docket or U.S. Marshals Service. Immigration custody uses ICE's locator. Each office answers only for its own system.