This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the government office that holds the record for those services.
Official Burke County Contacts
Burke County Sheriff's Office
150 Government DriveMorganton, NC 28655
Main: 828-438-5500
Records: 828-764-9513
Email: burkesheriff@burkenc.org
Burke County Jail
130 Government DriveMorganton, NC 28655
Jail information: 828-764-9590
Additional jail line: 828-764-9584
The official sources do not publish records-office hours in the material reviewed, so call before traveling. Route the request by record type:
- For a booking record or photo, use the request steps on the home page and contact the arresting agency's records custodian.
- For current county custody, check the official roster through the Burke County recent arrests hub, then call Burke County Jail if the entry is unclear.
- For a same-day booking window, visit Arrests Last 24 Hours. For several days of reports, use the Police Blotter.
- For release or transfer alerts, see the VINELink Custody Check and verify the event with the holding agency.
- For a sentenced state prisoner or person under state supervision, use the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction offender search.
- For federal custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator. Immigration custody uses the separate DHS ICE VINE service.
- For a charge outcome or court filing, contact the Burke County court office, since a booking charge is only an accusation.