Yadkin County Inmate Population
The official Yadkin County detention materials identify one local jail facility: the Yadkin County Detention Center in Yadkinville. That facility is operated by the Yadkin County Sheriff's Office and is described by the county as a maximum-security holding facility. It holds people before trial and people serving county sentences of up to two years. It is not the state prison system, and it is not a federal or immigration detention center.
The local inmate population rises and falls with arrests, warrants, bond decisions, court orders, releases, and transfers. A person arrested on a Yadkin County criminal matter may be booked locally, appear before a magistrate or court, and remain in county custody while the case is pending. If the person later receives a state prison sentence, the lookup path changes to the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. If a federal sentence or immigration detention controls custody, the county jail phone line is no longer the main locator.
The practical point is simple: the Yadkin County inmate population count describes who is held locally, while an inmate search must follow the system that actually has custody.
Yadkin County Inmate Population Statistics
Yadkin County publishes a small set of jail population figures on its official detention page. The county states that the detention center can house 72 male inmates and 29 female inmates, for a total of 101 beds. The county page also reports a current daily average population of 92 inmates and says the number of inmates housed for 2018 was 1,755. The North Carolina Jail Administrators' Association directory separately lists the Yadkin County Jail with a total rated capacity of 101.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Published daily average population | 92 inmates | Yadkin County Detention Center page, accessed June 23, 2026 |
| Rated / bed capacity | 101 total beds | Yadkin County Detention Center page and NCJAA directory |
| Male capacity | 72 beds | Yadkin County Detention Center page |
| Female capacity | 29 beds | Yadkin County Detention Center page |
| Inmates housed during year | 1,755 | Yadkin County Detention Center page, 2018 figure |
| Calculated occupancy using published ADP | about 91.1% | Calculated from 92 ADP and 101 beds |
| County population | 37,214 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, 2020 Census |
The 92-person average should be treated with care. The county page does not state whether that number is a live daily count, a recent average, or an older posted figure. A careful reading is that the county's public detention page reports a daily average population of 92 against a 101-bed capacity.
Yadkin County Jail Population Trends
Yadkin County does not publish a full monthly or annual jail population dashboard in the source set reviewed for this build. That limits trend analysis. The available figures still show the scale of the jail: a 101-bed facility in a rural county of roughly 37,000 to 38,000 residents, with a published average near listed capacity. The research also found a 2018 annual housed count and a 2023 directory capacity entry, but not a complete annual booking series or average length of stay.
| Year or period | Figure | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 33 local jail population | Correctional facility census-derived local jail count cited in research |
| 2018 | 1,755 housed during year | Yadkin County detention page annual housed figure |
| Current published page figure | 92 ADP | County detention page daily average population, date range not stated |
| 2023 | 101 rated capacity | NCJAA detention facility directory capacity, not a population count |
| 2024 to 2026 | Not located | No official county jail population dashboard found |
One local policy point may affect future Yadkin County inmate population levels. A February 2024 county work-session snippet referenced discussion of a Pretrial Release Program and a pretrial release coordinator. The located material did not give outcome, caseload, or population impact, so it should be read as context rather than proof of a trend.
Who Makes Up Yadkin County Inmates
The county identifies the detention center population by custody role rather than by a detailed demographic dashboard. The jail holds pretrial detainees and people serving county sentences up to two years. The county also publishes a bed-capacity split by sex, but not a daily population split by sex, race, age, charge level, or hold type. That means the only supported Yadkin County inmate population breakdown is limited and should not be stretched into a demographic profile.
- Custody status: the facility holds pretrial inmates and people serving county sentences up to two years.
- Sex-based capacity: the county lists 72 male beds and 29 female beds, but not daily male and female counts.
- Charge level: the sources do not publish a felony, misdemeanor, or hold-count split for Yadkin County jail inmates.
- Medical and care context: the county says food service is contracted with Trinity and medical screening is contracted with Southern Health Partners.
The absence of a detailed breakdown matters. It keeps the Yadkin County inmate population page from claiming more precision than the county publishes.
Yadkin County Jail Capacity Rules
North Carolina law gives the Yadkin County Detention Center more than a local custody role. State local-confinement statutes require jails to provide secure custody, protect prisoner health and welfare, and meet minimum standards. The research file cites North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 153A, Article 10, including jail standards, inspections, medical care, and work-release unit rules. State personnel must inspect local confinement facilities at least semiannually and issue written reports when deficiencies are found.
Population and access laws:
North Carolina G.S. 132-1 defines public records broadly and includes materials made or received by public agencies in public business.
North Carolina G.S. 132-1.4 treats many criminal-investigation records differently while still making certain arrest and charge information public.
North Carolina G.S. 132-6 governs inspection and copies of public records unless a specific law limits access.
Chapter 153A, Article 10 sets local confinement facility standards, including safety, health, inspections, and humane treatment.
Search Yadkin County Jail Custody
No official Yadkin County online jail roster, public booking report, current-inmate search page, or inmate profile page was located on the county or sheriff website. That is the key search fact for Yadkin County. The correct local workflow starts with the jail phone line and the sheriff's records process, then branches to court records, VINELink, NCDAC, BOP, or ICE if the person is not in local county custody.
The official detention page publishes jail contact, visitation, commissary, phone, and court-referral information. It does not publish a searchable roster. For a current Yadkin County inmate search, use the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest date, and arresting agency when calling or visiting.
- Confirm that the person would be in county jail custody rather than state, federal, or immigration custody.
- Call the Yadkin County Detention Center at 336-849-7840 for current custody, visiting, phone, deposit, and bond status questions.
- For a written booking record, arrest report, or incident report, contact the Sheriff's Office at 336-849-7810 or use the county public-records process.
- Register with North Carolina SAVAN / VINELink for custody-change notification when that is the goal.
- Use the North Carolina Judicial Branch and Yadkin County Clerk of Court when court charges, case dates, or filed records are needed.
Yadkin County Inmate Lookup Channels
Because Yadkin County does not publish a confirmed official online roster, lookup channels need to be separated by custody type. The county jail line is the first stop for a new arrest or local hold. The court system is the source for filed charges and hearing dates. NCDAC is for state prisoners, probationers, and parolees. BOP and ICE are separate federal systems.
| System | Use it for | Do not use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Yadkin County Detention Center | Current local jail custody, visits, calls, deposits, bond status | State prison or federal sentence lookup |
| Yadkin County Sheriff's Office records route | Report copies, booking or incident records not posted online | Certified court-case files |
| NC SAVAN / VINELink | Custody-change notices and notification registration | Replacing the jail booking desk in the first hours after arrest |
| NCDAC offender search | State prisoners, probationers, parolees, historical state custody | County jail detainees at the Yadkin County Detention Center |
| BOP inmate locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present | Yadkin County booking photos or local jail records |
| ICE ODLS | Immigration detention location | County criminal court charges or local jail visitation rules |
The Yadkin County jail inmate records page gives the full custody lookup chain for current and past records.
Yadkin County and NCDAC Search
State prison lookup is a common source of wrong turns. NCDAC says its public offender information database includes North Carolina state prison offenders, probationers, and parolees, with historical information back to 1972. It also says the database does not include county jail information. A newly booked person held at the Yadkin County Detention Center will not appear in NCDAC just because they are in the county jail.
The NCDAC search interface supports status, name, offender number, sex, race, ethnicity, birth date, age range, and related filters. Search results include offender number, name fields, gender, race, birth date, and age. Those fields help after a Yadkin County case has moved into state custody or supervision, but they are not a substitute for the local jail call when the question is current county custody.
The NCDAC Offender Public Information Search is also different from ASQ, which returns counts and demographic information instead of individual custody profiles.
Yadkin County Inmate Record Details
Since no official county inmate profile was located, Yadkin County record details should be requested through the correct office instead of assumed from a roster. A jail booking record may involve custody status, booking date, bond status, arresting agency, visiting eligibility, phone account information, or release details. Court records answer a different question: what charges were filed and what happened in court.
| Information needed | Best Yadkin County source |
|---|---|
| Current local custody | Yadkin County Detention Center, 336-849-7840 |
| Booking or incident report copy | Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division secretary or public-records process |
| Court date or filed charge | Yadkin County Clerk of Superior Court, 336-679-3600 |
| Custody-change notice | NC SAVAN / VINELink or 1-877-627-2826 |
| State prison or supervision status | NCDAC Offender Public Information Search |
| Federal custody | Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator |
Yadkin County Mugshots and Court Records
The county detention page does not publish a mugshot gallery, recent-bookings gallery, or inmate profile with photos. North Carolina public-records law may allow a booking photo request in some circumstances, but law-enforcement exceptions, juvenile confidentiality, court seals, expunctions, or active investigative limits may affect access. Booking photos also do not prove conviction or final charge status.
Court records after a jail arrest are found through the North Carolina Judicial Branch and the Yadkin County Clerk of Court, not through a jail photo page. The court path usually moves from arrest and booking to magistrate or first appearance, then filed charges and case events. For booking-photo specifics, the Yadkin County jail mugshots page focuses on what is and is not published or requestable.
Yadkin County Detention Facilities
The Facility Map confirms one local detention facility serving Yadkin County. No separate city jail, regional jail, work-release annex, state prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention facility physically in Yadkin County was confirmed from official sources. Local agencies may arrest or process people, but the researched jail destination for county custody is the sheriff-operated detention center.
- Yadkin County Detention Center - the county jail for pretrial detainees and people serving county sentences up to two years.
The present jail is on East Cherry Street near the sheriff and courthouse area in Yadkinville. The historic Second Yadkin County Jail at East Hemlock Street is a local history site, not the current place to check custody or visit an inmate.
Yadkin County Jail Visits and Deposits
Once custody is confirmed, the next questions are usually visiting, calls, deposits, mail, and bond. The county page lists Thursday visitation windows, but it also still displays an emergency no-visitation notice. Confirm the current rule with the jail before travel. The same page says each inmate is allowed one visit per week, visitors must be on the administration-approved list, and people with pending criminal charges are not allowed to visit.
| Need | Yadkin County channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Visitation | Thursday 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. | Confirm first because the page also retains a no-visitation notice |
| Inmate calls | Pay-Tel Communications | Families can use Pay-Tel to set up accounts and add funds |
| Commissary | Kimble's and JailATM.com | Lobby ATM kiosk is described as open 24/7 for deposits |
| Money orders | Not accepted | County page says money orders are no longer accepted |
| Bond questions | Jail, Clerk, or Magistrates | Bond is a court-release matter, not a commissary deposit |
Yadkin County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Yadkin County inmate population?
The official detention page reports a daily average population of 92 inmates and a total capacity of 101 beds. The page does not give the date range behind the average, so it should not be treated as a live count for a specific day.
Does Yadkin County have an online jail roster?
No official county or sheriff online roster was located in the research file. Use the Yadkin County Detention Center phone line, the sheriff records route, NC SAVAN / VINELink, court records, or the appropriate state or federal locator.
Where are sentenced state prisoners searched?
Use NCDAC for North Carolina state prisoners, probationers, and parolees. NCDAC explicitly does not hold local county jail records, so it is not the first place to search a new Yadkin County jail booking.
Are Yadkin County jail mugshots online?
No official Yadkin County mugshot gallery or recent-bookings gallery was located. Booking photos may require a sheriff or public-records request and may be limited by law-enforcement, juvenile, sealed-record, or expunction rules.