There’s movement in the push to reopen Mecklenburg County’s juvenile jail. Sheriff Garry McFadden closed Jail North in 2022 citing staffing concerns. It would take around 100 people to staff the jail ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The mother of a man who died in the Mecklenburg County jail two years ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court this week, the latest in a string of inmate death ...

Sheriff Garry McFadden will not put forward a budget request to the county to reopen Charlotte’s former juvenile jail, according to emails between County Manager Mike Bryant and a state official.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says an undocumented man charged in a deadly hit-and-run was released from Mecklenburg County’s jail before agents could file an immigration detainer. However, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Mecklenburg County Detention Center. (Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com) There is no public official ...

The inmate was identified as 42-year-old Jason Hicks and he was being at Detention Center-Central on East Fourth Street in uptown Charlotte, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Melissa Melvin ...

When Sheriff Garry McFadden spoke about Mecklenburg County’s old juvenile jail at a forum Tuesday night, he had a frequent line: “I wish it was open today.” McFadden again said he needs to hire 96 ...

Primary election night last week in Mecklenburg County mostly focused on two storylines. The first was embattled Sheriff ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s movement in the push to reopen Mecklenburg County’s juvenile jail. Sheriff Garry McFadden closed Jail North in 2022 citing ...