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Ashe County, North Carolina sentencing data

In the latest North Carolina Department of Adult Correction public release loaded into Justice Audit, 105 people sentenced in Ashe County were held in North Carolina state prisons. Their median sentence is 7.5 years, longer than the statewide median of 7 years. 19% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 24% statewide. The most common offense is trafficking schedule ii.

105people in prison
7.5 yearsmedian sentence (state: 7 years)
19%serving 20+ years (state: 24%)
4life sentences

Sentences by offense: Ashe County vs. North Carolina

Offenses with 10+ people. Median of the longest sentence from each person's most recent sentencing; life and death sentences not included.

OffensePeopleAshe median (yrs)North Carolina median (yrs)
Trafficking Schedule Ii147.57.5
Habitual Felon1288.5

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White9691%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

Other North Carolina counties

About this data

Source: North Carolina Department of Adult Correction public inmate records. People currently in state prison custody whose longest sentence was imposed in Ashe County, one record per person, using the longest sentence from their most recent sentencing. Criminal history is not in the data, so differences between counties can reflect prior records as well as sentencing practice.