Facilities · Jail

Burke County Jail

Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina · capacity 66

Also reported as Burke County jail, Morganton; Morganton jail.

7 deaths are recorded here, from 1889 to 2026; 4 by name.

undetermined 4
lynching 2
other person 1

The people

Name not reported June 9, 2026
Name not reported July 17, 2025
Jack Bradley Smith August 23, 2022
Keith Wayne Sumlin July 12, 2021
Frank Stack September 11, 1889
David Boone September 11, 1889
Name not reported September 1889

History and conditions

Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.