Facilities · Jail

Granville County Detention Center

Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina · capacity 87

Also reported as Granville County jail; Oxford Jail; Oxford jail.

9 deaths are recorded here, from 1881 to 2026; 7 by name.

lynching 7
undetermined 2

The people

Name not reported May 27, 2026
Name not reported March 11, 2022
William Burnett November 15, 1892
Henry Tanner September 3, 1888
John Tanner September 3, 1888
Alonzo Smith September 3, 1888
Jim Tanner September 2, 1888
John Brodie December 1, 1881
Shadrock Hester December 1, 1881

History and conditions

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