Burke has two county incarceration
facilities: The Burke County Jail and the Burke-Catawba District Confinement
Facility. The Burke County Jail, commonly referred to as the "downtown jail,"
is housed in the first floor of the Burke County Courthouse, approximately 2
1/2 miles from the Sheriff's Office. The downtown jail has a capacity of
sixty-six inmates and is used mainly to hold male prisoners over the age of
eighteen. A Lieutenant and Sergeant supervise eleven jailers and three court
bailiffs. Some of the jailers are designated as "transport officers" and have
the responsibility of delivering or picking up prisoners in different parts of
the state.
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Visiting
hours at the Burke County Jail are Tuesday through Friday as follows:
8:30
a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Telephone number: (828)
438-5481
email: jail@burkesheriff.org |
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The
Burke-Catawba District Confinement Facility is housed in the same building as
the Sheriff's Office, although it is a separate entity. It is governed by a
Board of Directors, the make-up of the Board being the Sheriff and County
Manager of both Burke and Catawba County. This Board designates an
administrator to oversee the facility's day-to-day operation. Burke County
mainly uses this facility to house females, juveniles aged 16-17, "hold until
sober" intoxicated persons, and certain high control inmates due to the
availability of two padded cells. It is also utilized when the downtown jail
exceeds its capacity of inmates. |
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