Lookup Inmates in Alexander County, North Carolina. Results May Include: Arrest Detail, Date, Agency, Type, Officer, Location, Offense Date, Description, Related Incident, Bail Amount, Bail Type, Court #, Inmate Details, Address, Jail Housing Location, Incarceration Date, Scheduled Release, Race/Gender.

Alexander County Jail

100 1st Street SW

Taylorsville, NC  28681

828-632-0304

County History:   

With the county seat in Taylorsville, Alexander county was formed in 1847.  The county was named for William J. Alexander, a speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons.  During the Civil War, this county ranked high per capita in the number of soldiers sent to war.  Taylorsville was named for either John L. Taylor known as being a political philosopher and state agriculturist or General Zachary Taylor, our 12th POTUS.  

County Population:  36,930

Area Code(s):  704, 828, 980

Jail Website:  

Alexander County Detention Center

County Sheriff:  Chris Bowman, 828-632-1111, [email protected]

Deputy Sheriff:  Tod Jones, 828-632-1111. [email protected]

Crime Stats for Taylorsville:  Taylorsville’s violent crime rate peaked in 2006 at about twice the national average, in other years since 2001, it has fluctuated drastically both above and below the national average and 2015 was an all-time low year, well below the national average.   

Per 1,000 residents, Taylorsville has 5.27 or 11 officers, which is above North Carolina’s average of 2.39

County Clerk:  Unknown:  

Inmate Search Instructions:  No information available  

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Sending mail to Inmates:  No information available  

Sending funds to inmates:  

Inmates confined to the Alexander County Detention Center may have the privilege of purchasing certain items from the Detention Center Commissary.  To purchase items the inmate must have funds available in their commissary account.  Family members may deposit funds for an inmate’s account by leaving the funds in a drop box (located in the Detention Center lobby) provided by Emerald Vending Company of Alexander County.  All funds should be secured in an envelope provided at the drop box and should include the inmates full name.  If you have any issues with the commissary services provided please contact the vendor directly via their website.

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Bail and Bail Bondsmen:  

Everyone committed to the custody of the Alexander County Jail is assigned conditions of release by the Magistrate.  These conditions may include a bond which is a monetary amount that guarantees that person’s appearance at all court dates.  Depending on the amount of the bond, the person posting that bond may be required to produce proof of current tax payments for their property.  Bonds can be satisfied by one of the following methods:

• Pay the full amount of the bond in cash to the Clerk of Court.  The full amount will be returned to the surety (person making the bond) after the defendant has appeared at all court dates and the case has been disposed of.
• Use the value of real property owned by the surety in Alexander County to satisfy the bond amount.  This may require the person to produce a current tax certification obtained from the Alexander County Tax Office.
• Pay a bondsman to act as a surety.  This generally incurs a non-refundable fee paid to the bondsman (usually around 15%-20% of the bond amount) but may be satisfied by other means arranged with the bonding agency.