This is a private reference site, not a sheriff's office, jail, court, or corrections desk. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, approve a visit, or pull an official booking record. Use the proper public office for those actions.
Official Anson County Contacts
For current jail custody questions, start with the Anson County Sheriff's Office and jail contacts listed by the county. Office business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Jail intake and custody operations are different from public lobby hours, so call before traveling for records, visitation, or bond questions.
Anson County Sheriff's Office
119 N. Washington St.
Wadesboro, NC 28170
Sheriff: Scott Howell
Main phone: 704-694-4188
Fax: 704-694-9156
Crime Stoppers: 704-695-3111
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Anson County Jail
119 N. Washington St.
Wadesboro, NC 28170
Jail Administrator: Capt. John Greene
Jail administrator phone: 704-694-9328
Sheriff main line: 704-694-4188
Use these paths based on the kind of record or custody question involved:
- For someone believed to be in the county jail, use jail inmate records first, then call the sheriff's main line if the roster does not answer the question.
- For booking photos, check jail roster mugshots and ask the sheriff's office about any record not posted online.
- For charges and case activity after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest through the North Carolina court system.
- For a facility-specific question, use the Anson County Jail, Anson Correctional Institution, or Brown Creek Correctional Institution pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction offender search instead of the county jail roster.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE detainee locator, since those records are separate from Anson County jail records.