Detention

Detention Center Phone Number:  828-632-0304

The Alexander County Detention Center is located adjacent to the Alexander County Law Enforcement Center at 91 Commercial Park Avenue in Taylorsville, NC.  The 164-bed facility provides secure custody for both males and females who have been committed to the custody of the Sheriff of Alexander County.

Captain Mike Lunsford currently serves as jail administrator and is assisted by Lt. Matt Myers and Lt. Kenneth Duncan in the oversight of the daily operation of the facility.

Captain Lunsford, Lt. Myers, and Lt. Duncan supervise a number of certified full-time detention officers who staff four shifts that work a rotating schedule to provide 24-hour supervision of inmates in the facility.

Detention Squads

Who’s In Jail

View Who is in the Alexander County Jail

Visitation

Visitation is by scheduled appointments only.
To schedule a visit, please go to http://www.paytelconnect.com/ and create a free account. Once you create an account, you can start scheduling a visit ON SITE or REMOTE. All visitors must register and schedule their visitation online. Visits are to be scheduled the day before the visit is actually going to take place. For example, to visit an inmate on Thursday, you must schedule the visit on Wednesday. Inmates are allowed 1 (one) free 15-minute visit per week from the public lobby on-site during the scheduled time below.

Visitation is conducted according to the schedule below for Onsite:

A-Pod, B-Pod	Tuesdays	8:00 am – 12:00 pm 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
C-Pod, D-Pod	Thursdays	8:00 am – 12:00 pm 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
G-Pod	Sundays	8:00 am – 12:00 pm 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm 6:00pm – 10:00 pm
Segregation Inmates	N/A	By appointment only as authorized by Command Staff

Inmate Commissary Account

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 depositing the funds on the Kiosk (located in the Detention Center lobby) provided by McDaniel Supply Company. If you have any issues with the commissary services provided, please contact the vendor directly via their website or by phone 1-800-822-9388.

Inmate Telephone Service

Inmate telephone services are provided by PayTel Communications on a pay-per-call basis.  Minutes for inmate collect calls may be purchased by contacting PayTel at 1-800-PAY-TELL (1-800-729-8355).

Inmate Court Date Information

Upcoming court dates for inmates may be found on the NC Court System website.  Do not call the Alexander County Detention Center to request information on upcoming inmate court dates.  If you need additional information about court dates or the court process, you may contact the Alexander County Clerk of Court at 828-632-2215.

Bonding Process

Once an individual is arrested and brought before a judicial official (Judge or Magistrate), the Conditions of Release (bond) is set by that official.  These conditions must be met for that person to be released from custody prior to their court date.  If a person has a secured bond, that amount can be satisfied in one of three ways:

• (Option 1) Paying the full amount of the bond in cash to the Clerk of Superior Court as a promissory measure to guarantee their appearance at all court dates for that particular case (the full amount is returned if the defendant is present at all court proceedings once the case is fully disposed of)
• (Option 2) An Alexander County landowner may use property they own as a guarantee against the defendant to ensure their appearance at all court dates.  If the bond amount is greater than $2,500 then a current Alexander County Tax Statement must be presented to the Detention staff to prove there are no tax levies against the property at the time of application (unless a prior waiver is obtained from the Magistrate or the Alexander County Clerk of Superior Court).
• (Option 3) A bondsman may be contacted to post a bond for the defendant.  Bonding Agencies generally charge a fee of 15% of the bond total as a non-returnable service fee.  These fees may vary for different bonding agencies.  A current list of Bonding Agencies in Alexander County may be obtained from the Alexander County Detention Center or in the business section of the phone book.  Please note that Detention Officers are not allowed to recommend bonding agencies.

Inmate mailing address

All non-legal inmate mail must be sent to the following address:

Alexander County Detention Center
Inmate Name, Inmate ID Number
Facility ID Number: 5002
PO Box 18247
Greensboro, NC 27419

The envelope must include the Facility Name, Inmate Name, Inmate ID number, and the Facility ID or the mail will NOT be scanned. The Facility ID for the Alexander County Detention Center is 5002. The envelope must have a complete, legible return address including the sender’s first and last name or the mail will NOT be scanned. The sender is responsible for postage. Mail with insufficient postage will be refused.

No magazines, books or packages may be mailed to the processing center.