This website is a private reference resource, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, pull an official booking record, change a court date, or retrieve a sealed or restricted record. Use the official contacts below for those requests.
Official Contacts for Jail, Records, and Court Questions
Graham County does not publish an official online jail roster, so the correct contact depends on the question. Current custody and jail-location questions usually start with the jail phone line. Written public-records requests should follow the county or sheriff records process, and the county policy says phone requests are not accepted for county public-records processing.
Graham County Jail
Jail Captain Scharlene Wesley
11 Court St, Robbinsville, NC 28771
Phone: (828) 479-8650
Mailing address: PO Box 622, Robbinsville, NC 28771
Graham County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Russell Moody
300 Rodney Orr Bypass, Robbinsville, NC 28771
Phone: (828) 479-3352
Fax: (828) 479-3427
Mailing address: PO Box 622, Robbinsville, NC 28771
Email: Russell.Moody@grahamcounty.org
Graham County Public Records
Email: publicrecords@grahamcounty.org
Mail or deliver written requests to: Graham County, Attn: Public Records Requests, 12 North Main Street, Robbinsville, NC 28771
Public records footer contact: 196 Knight St, Robbinsville, NC 28771; (828) 479-7960
County office hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
Graham County Courts
Clerk of Superior Court: (828) 479-7000; Graham.Clerk@nccourts.org
Magistrates: (828) 479-7019
District Attorney: Ashley Hornsby Welch, Prosecutorial District 43
Use these starting points for common Graham County inmate and records questions:
- For someone who may be in local custody, start with jail inmate records and call Graham County Jail if current housing status matters.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and request records through the sheriff or written public-records channel because no official mugshot gallery was confirmed.
- For charges, hearings, or case status after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the Graham County Clerk of Superior Court.
- For a facility-specific contact, use the footer link for Graham County Jail.
- For sentenced North Carolina prison, probation, or parole records, use the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction offender locator rather than the county jail.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator, since those systems are separate from Graham County.