BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is asking other North Carolina counties for help housing inmates as overcrowding worsens at the Buncombe County Detention Center.
In a letter obtained by News 13, Sheriff Quentin E. Miller said the county may need temporary space for about 50 male inmates and is reaching out to fellow sheriffs across the state to determine whether additional beds are available.
In the letter, the sheriff’s office cites recent legislative changes, processing delays and a backlog in the state prison system, as the cause of the overcrowding…