This report presents an analysis of women’s experiences with the local criminal legal system in Buncombe County, North Carolina: their pathways into and out of the jail, their living conditions and concerns during detention, and their perspectives on how services and systems in the county can improve. This study occurred in September 2021 at a time when COVID restrictions were still in place. Since then, the women’s population in the Buncombe County jail has continued to grow, making findings and recommendations even more urgent.