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Anson County Jail

County jailOvercrowded (113%)LowHigh
Verified 2 Jun 2026
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Anson County Jail is a county jail located in Anson County, North Carolina. Rated capacity: 60. Reported population: 68. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

60

Current population

68

Occupancy

113%

Year opened

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Anson County Sheriff / Corrections

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

Region

North Carolina

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

119 N Washington St, Wadesboro 28170

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
5/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 113% of design capacity

Compared to other facilities in United States

7299 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 5/100 · peers avg: 2/100 (+116%)

Higher risk than 75% of peer facilities in United States.

Occupancythis: 113% · peers avg: 93% (+22%)
Capacity (beds)this: 60 · peers avg: 545 (89%)

Data completeness

66%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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