Press Releases
June 13 : Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Launches Third Annual Summer Camp
June 6 : Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Extends Apology to Victim’s Family
May 30 : Mecklenburg County Detention Center Unveils New Music Studio
March 9 : Peace 4 Poverty’s Next Great 50 Graduate Brings New Brew Experience to the Courthouse
March 6 : Sheriff McFadden Responds to House Speaker Destin Hall Filing HB-318
February 24 : Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Safely Arrest Carjacking Suspect
February 8 : Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Escorts Remains of Fallen Flight Attendant
January 10 : Sheriff McFadden Continues to Cooperate with ICE Following Passage of House Bill 10
December 18 : Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Brings Holiday Cheer to Hundreds in Need
November 21 : Sheriff Garry McFadden Voices Concerns Over Passage of House Bill 10
November 14 : Sheriff McFadden Announces Leadership Changes at Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office
September 24 : United States Department of Labor Visits the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office
September 20 : Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Involved In Accident
September 12 : Sheriff McFadden Expresses Outrage Over Controversial Immigration Bill
September 7 : Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Involved In Accident
June 17 : Sheriff Garry McFadden Recognized for His Service and Commitment to Mecklenburg County
June 11: Sheriff’s Office Responds to Rising Suicide Rates within Detention Center
April 4 : Sheriff Garry McFadden Responds to Inquiries Regarding VitalCore Health Strategies
April 2 : Sheriff Garry McFadden Assists with the Launch of IGNITE in
Montgomery County, Alabama
Mar 27 : In-Custody Death of Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Resident
Mar 20 : Sheriff Garry L. McFadden Terminates Deputy
Mar 14 : Mecklenburg County Officer Saved by Resident’s Quick Action
Mar 01 : MCSO Announces Phases of Hot Water Heater Replacement Project
Feb 20 : Sheriff Garry L. McFadden Terminates Detention Officer
Jan 20 : In-Custody Death of Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Resident
Dec 27 : In-Custody Death of Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Resident
Dec 14 : In-Custody Death of Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Resident
Dec 6: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Takes Individual Into Custody After Short Standoff
Nov 20 : Public Health Vending Machine Placed Inside the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office
Nov 9 : Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office: 2023 Sex Offender Verification Operation
Oct 27: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Shares How to Have a Safe Halloween
Sep 25: Deputies Respond to Medical Emergency Inside the Mecklenburg County Courthouse
Sep 8: Firearms Confiscated at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse
Sep 5: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Conducts Saturation Patrol With Multiple Agencies
Aug 21: Mecklenburg County Detention Officer Trainee Arrested
Aug 11: Peace 4 Poverty Hosts the Next Great 50 Graduation
July 18: Mecklenburg County Deputy Involved in Accident
May 17: Mecklenburg County Detention Officer Arrested
Apr 15: Wrongly Released Suspect Returned to Custody
Apr 9: MCSO Deputies Involved in Pursuit
Apr 5: Sheriff McFadden Welcomes Criminal Justice Students from Julius L. Chambers High School
Mar 31: Detention Center Personnel Save Unresponsive Resident
Mar 29: Sheriff McFadden Responds To The Passing Of Senate Bill 41
Mar 20: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Offender Management System Update
Feb 24: North Carolina Black Law Enforcement Leaders Hold Leadership Summit
Feb 21: Sheriff McFadden’s Response to House Bill 10 and Senate Bill 50
Feb 15: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Ceases LIDAR Speed Enforcement Operations
Feb 1: MCSO Responds to Permitting Process Inquiries
Jan 18: In-Custody Death of Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Resident
Sep 21: Sheriff Garry L. McFadden Appointed to Faith-Based Security Advisory Council
Sep 15: Mecklenburg County Detention Officer Dies In Off-Duty Motorcycle Crash
Sep 6: First Confirmed Case of Monkeypox in the Mecklenburg County Detention Center
Ju1 27: MCSO’s 2nd Annual Stars & Cars Back to School Supply Giveaway
Ju1 11: Sheriff McFadden Responds to Gov. Cooper Veto of Senate Bill 101
Ju1 6: In-Custody Death of Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Resident
Ju1 1: Sheriff McFadden’s Response to the Passage of Senate Bill 101
Ju1 1: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Encourages Safety during July 4th Weekend
Jun 24: MCSO to Discontinue Operating the Juvenile Detention Center
Jun 10: In-Custody Death of Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Resident
Jun 10: Sheriff McFadden’s Response to the Consent Order Regarding MCSO Permitting Process
May 24: Erroneously Released Resident at Mecklenburg County Detention Center Returned to Custody
May 20: Sheriff Garry L. McFadden Terminates Detention Officer
May 20: Mecklenburg County Detention Officer Arrested: Magistrate Found No Probable Cause
May 17: MCSO Deputies Searching for Suspect after Assault at Mecklenburg County Courthouse
May 14: Resident at Mecklenburg County Detention Center Erroneously Released
May 13: MCSO Launches Learning Lab
May 11: Sheriff McFadden Addresses Superior Court Judge’s Order Granting Preliminary Injunction
May 6: MCSO Conducts Traffic Enforcement Operation
May 5: In-Custody Death of Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Resident
Apr 19: Resident at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center Dies from Apparent Suicide
Apr 12: MCSO Day of Service to Assist Elderly Resident
Apr 8: McDowell Parking Deck Fees Waived for MCSO
Apr 4: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Awarded National Accreditation by CALEA®
Apr 1: MCSO to Host Annual “Health is Wealth” Blood Drive
Mar 31: MCSO Partners with You Can Vote Organization to Register Residents to Vote
Mar 18: MCSO to Assist Department of Public Safety with Housing Juvenile Residents
Mar 14: Mecklenburg County Detention Center Central to Resume Face-to-Face Visitation
Mar 11: MCSO Announces Significant Progress to Gun Permits Backlog
Mar 9: MCSO Launches (R)IGNITE Program at Mecklenburg County Detention Center Central
Mar 8: MCSO Submits Plan of Correction to NC Department of Health and Human Services
Mar 3: Case Update: In-Custody Death of Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Resident
Mar 2: In-Custody Death of Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Resident
Feb 19: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Deputy Shot During Traffic Stop
Jan 28: MCSO to Host Third Vaccination Clinic for Employees
Jan 12: Sheriff Garry L. McFadden Terminates Detention Officer
Dec 15: MCSO Hosts Shop with a Sheriff
Dec 9: MCSO Awarded Grant to Fund Peer Support Program
Nov 9: Mecklenburg County Detention Center Officer Assaulted by Residents
Nov 4: Mecklenburg County Detention Center Officers Assaulted by Resident
Nov 1: COVID-19 Cases at Mecklenburg County Detention Center Reaches Zero for a Second Time
Nov 1: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Concludes Sex Offender Operation “Watchful Eye”
Oct 22: MCSO Trunk or Treat: A Safe Halloween Alternative
Oct 21: MCSO Welcomes Councilman Braxton Winston for Resident Town Hall
Oct 20: Sheriff Garry L. McFadden Terminates Detention Officer Trainee
Oct 18: Detention Center Custodian Surprised with 90th Birthday Celebration
Oct 5: Sheriff Garry L. McFadden Terminates Detention Officer Following Criminal Sex Charges
Sep 28: Sheriff Garry L. McFadden Terminates Detention Officer
Sep 27: MCSO Seeks Public Input on Accreditation
Sep 22: Sheriff Garry L. McFadden Terminates Detention Officer
Sep 13: Sheriff Garry L. McFadden Terminates Deputy Following DWI Charge
Sep 3: MCSO Offers Tips for a Safe Labor Day Weekend
Sep 2: MCSO Deputies Issue Speeding Citations in Two School Zones
Sep 1: Sheriff McFadden Supports Dignity for Women Who are Incarcerated Act
Aug 25: COVID-19 Cases on the Rise in the Mecklenburg County Detention Center
Aug 23: Sheriff McFadden Offers Safety Tips for Back to School
Aug 17: MCSO Female Behavioral Health Unit One Year Anniversary
Aug 13: Campus Safety: Do You Know How To Avoid A Dangerous Situation?
Jul 27: MCSO Deputies Arrest Man Attempting to Enter County Courthouse with a Firearm
Jul 22: Sheriff McFadden Responds to Congresswoman Adams’ Letter
Jul 20: Mecklenburg County Detention Center Implements Meal for Eid al-Adha
Jul 20: MCSO Hosts HISET and CMS Graduation Ceremony
Jul 9: Sheriff Garry L. McFadden Terminates Detention Officer
Jul 1: Sheriff McFadden Invited to Address the National Sheriff’s Association
Jun 28: Mecklenburg County Detention Center Officer Injured by Resident
Jun 22: In-Custody Death of Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Resident
Jun 22: New Re-Entry Support Services (RESS) Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Jun 7: Sheriff McFadden Terminates Detention Officer Kyle Harris After Charges of Sexual Assault
May 25: Mecklenburg County Detention Center Officer Suspended Pending Investigation
May 25: Sheriff McFadden Releases Statement on the One Year Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death
May 22: Resident at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center Dies from Apparent Suicide
May 14: In-Custody Death of Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Resident
May 3: Mecklenburg County Detention Center Sergeant Attacked by Resident
Apr 20: Sheriff McFadden Responds to Verdict in Derek Chauvin Trial
Apr 12: Mecklenburg County Detention Center Implements New Video-Conferencing Tool
Apr 9: COVID-19 Vaccine offered to Mecklenburg County Detention Center Residents
Mar 17: Mecklenburg County Detention Center Central Awarded National Accreditation for a 7th Time
Mar 12: Mecklenburg County Sheriff, Deputies, Staff to Begin Receiving Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
Mar 12: MCSO Welcomes New K-9 Deputies
Mar 9: Mecklenburg County Detention Center Officers and Sergeant Attacked by Resident
Feb 25: Sheriff McFadden Responds to Federal Sentencing of Luis Pineda-Ancheta
Feb 25: Sheriff McFadden Responds to Senate Bill 101
Feb 19: MCSO Provides Security for Grassroots Organization Assisting the Homeless
Feb 19: Mecklenburg County Detention Centers Report Zero Cases of COVID-19
Feb 18: Sheriff McFadden Responds to Mecklenburg County Abatement Order for North End Encampment
Feb 8: COVID-19 Cases at Detention Center Continue to Decrease Due to Widespread Testing
Jan 27: Juveniles Test Negative for COVID-19 after Potential Exposure at Detention Center
Jan 14: MCSO Deputies to Assist with Security for Presidential Inauguration
Jan 8: COVID-19 Cases Decrease Significantly at Detention Center Central
Dec 23: SCAM ALERT: Texts Claim Deadline has Passed for Concealed Weapons Permits
Dec 23: MCSO Spreads Holiday Cheer from the Detention Center to the Community
Dec 3: COVID 19 Cases at Detention Center Central Continue to Rise
Nov 10: Sheriff McFadden Responds to ICE’s Deployment of Misleading Billboards
Nov 5: Surge in Purchase Permit and New Concealed Carry Applications
Oct 7: The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Introduces the Medication Assisted Treatment Program
Sep 22: COVID-19 Mecklenburg County Detention Center Update
Sep 21: Sheriff’s Office Will Not Allow Fourth Street Encampment to Return
Sep 11: Sheriff’s Office Moves Fourth Street Encampment
Aug 27: Sheriff Garry L. McFadden Terminates Detention Officer
Aug 14: MCSO to Host a Virtual Female Behavioral Health Unit Unveil
Aug 13: Mecklenburg County Detention Officer Passes Away From COVID 19
Aug 7: Current COVID-19 Cases in the Mecklenburg County Detention Center
Jul 27: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Responds to Misinformation on Social Media
Jul 24: COVID-19 Cases on the Rise in the Mecklenburg County Detention Center
Jul 16: In-Custody Death of Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Resident Follow Up
Jul 12: In-Custody Death of Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Resident
Jun 18: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Removal of Jail Support
May 29: MCSO To Reopen Registration Unit Operations With Restrictions
Apr 2: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Announces a Positive Test for COVD-19 of a Wellpath Nurse
Mar 26: Sheriff McFadden Issues a Plea for Citizens to Adhere to the “Stay at Home Order”
Mar 20: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Suspends Evictions During Coronavirus Crisis
Mar 16: MCSO Statement On Court Ordered Eviction Execution
Mar 10: MCSO Criminal Justice Partnership Program – Piedmont International University
Statements
Articles
July 13: National Hot Dog Day with Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office July 17
July 10: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office recieves $40,000 grant
June 11: Mecklenburg County Sheriff Responds To Rising Suicide Rates In Detention Center
May 30: Mecklenburg County Sheriff Speaks About Rise In Youth Crime And Possible Solutions
May 23: Forum Focuses On How Parents Can Spot Substance Abuse In Children
April 19: Meck County Sheriff McFadden Says Jail Inspection Process Needs Improvements
April 10: Mecklenburg County Sheriff: State Inspection Is ‘Unfair’
April 03: Mecklenburg County jail Will Get New Health Care Provider After Contract Ends Early
April 01: Meck Sheriff Unveils Agreement For Healthcare At Detention facilities
March 27: MCSO Investigating Inmate Death At Mecklenburg County Detention Center
March 27: Mecklenburg County Detention Center-Central Experienced Gastrointestinal Outbreak
March 19: Inmate, Detention Officer Recall Life-Saving Moment In Jail
March 12: Mecklenburg Co. Detention Officer Arrested For Supplying Cell Phone To Inmate
March 6 : Sheriff McFadden Attending State Of The Union Address
March 5 : Sheriff Announces Changes To Concealed Handgun Permit Process in Meck County
February 25: Deputies Searching For Driver Who Hit Patrol Car, Left Scene
February 20: Mecklenburg Co. Detention Officer Fired Following Domestic Violence Arrest
February 13: Next Great 50 graduation Held Today
February 13: Mecklenburg County Sheriff talks crime, Solutions With WCNC Charlotte
January 21: Mecklenburg Co. Sheriff’s Office donates cars, radios to Brookford Police Department
January 19: Meck Co. Deputies Can Give Auto Part Gift Cards Instead of Tickets
January 4: Top Black Women in Law Enforcement and First Response to Headline Conference
October 29: Union, Mecklenburg Sheriff’s Offices Host Trunk or Treat Events
October 27: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Shares Tips For Drivers On Halloween
October 25: Sheriff’s IGNITE Program Is Worth A Try To Reduce Jail Recidivism
October 11: New Efforts To Crack Down On Recidivism In Mecklenburg County
August 22: Mecklenburg County Officials Warn Of Jury Scam
August 10: Federal Inmates Removed From Mecklenburg County Jail Due To Housing Rate Increase
July 28: Sheriff’s Office Turns Former North Carolina Detention Center Into Free Camp’s ‘Playhouse’
July 19: Charlotte Alive and Local: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office
July 18: Car Hits Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Vehicle
June 12: ‘Bring people together’ | Sheriff’s Office Hosts Art Event At Charlotte Rec Center
June 9: Mecklenburg County Sheriff Shares Plans For Improving Jail Conditions
Apr 26: Mecklenburg County Evictions Exceed Pre-Pandemic Levels
Apr 9: MCSO Hosts Easter Event For Charlotte Families
Apr 2: Meck County Sheriff’s Office Hands Out Free Gun Locks
Mar 30: Pistol Purchase Permits Immediately Stop In Mecklenburg Under New NC Gun Law
Mar 29: Sheriff McFadden, Immigrant Advocates Speak In Opposition To ICE Cooperation Bill
Mar 26: How Detention Center Residents Become Business Owners Behind Bars
Mar 24: TikTok Is Vital Tool For Meck sheriff’s Office, But How Long Will That Last?
Mar 20: Meck. Co. Detention Center Software Crashes, Causing Release Delays
Mar 16: Program Helps Incarcerated Parents Connect With Loved Ones
Mar 16: Mecklenburg County Sheriff Discusses Gun Permit bill
Mar 3: ‘The Need Is So Great’: Mecklenburg County opens up first Behavioral Health Urgent Care
Feb 21: Mecklenburg Sheriff McFadden Slams ICE Cooperation Bill
Feb 15: Lawsuit Filed Against Mecklenburg Co. Sheriff In Connection With Inmate Death
Feb 5: The Great 28: Black Charlotteans Who Are Shaping Our City
Feb 2: Gun permit backlog update from Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office
Jan 18: Man Dies While In Custody At Mecklenburg County Jail
Dec 15: Mental Health Services Added To Mecklenburg Jail
Dec 14: N.C. Group Sues County Sheriff Over Permit Delays
Dec 7: McFadden Hopes To Have ‘Great Conversations’ With Public During 2nd Term As Meck Co. Sheriff
Dec 7: Mecklenburg County Sheriff Sworn In For New Term
Nov 29: Meck Juvenile Detention Center’s Closing Separates Families, Burdens Other Facilities
Nov 29: Meck County Sheriff Sued Over Concealed Carry Permit Delays
Nov 16: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Move Juveniles
Nov 15: Last Mecklenburg Detention Center Juveniles Being Relocated
Nov 10: 9 Investigates: Mecklenburg’s Juvenile Jail to Close Earlier Than Expected, Causing Concern
Nov 10: Firearms Advocacy Group Prepares Second Lawsuit Against Mecklenburg Sheriff
Nov 9: NC Officials Scramble to Move Teens from Charlotte before Juvenile Jail Closes
Oct 31: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Trunk Or Treat
Oct 29: Mecklenburg Co. Sheriff’s Office Trunk-or-Treat
Oct 21: 7,600 Concealed Carry Permit Applications Waiting to be Processed in Mecklenburg
Oct 18: Meck County Sergeant Fired after Being Arrested on Domestic Violence-Related Charges
Oct 17: North Carolina Sergeant Charged in Domestic Violence Incident, Deputies Say
Oct 5: Mecklenburg Sheriff Changes Rules For Traffic Stops By Deputies. What You Should Know.
Oct 3: August 2022 Officer of the Month Announced
Oct 3: Sheriff’s Office Will No Longer Enforce Minor Traffic Violations
Oct 3: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office changes traffic stop policy
Sep 29: New Traffic-Stop Policy Aims to Reduce Racial Disparities, Mecklenburg Sheriff Says
Sep 28: NC Jail Officer Gets Up To 14 Years For Sex Offenses Against Transgender Inmate
Sep 26: Sheriff’s Office Partners with Nonprofit to Help Inmates become Entrepreneurs
Sep 19: DHS Announces New Members of Faith-Based Security Advisory Council
Sep 16: North Carolina Detention Officer Killed in Single-Vehicle Motorcycle Collision: MCSO
Sep 15: Off-duty Detention Officer Dies in Motorcycle Crash, Mecklenburg County Sheriff Says
Sep 13: Authorities Warn of Scam Calls Over Missed Court Dates
Sep 7: Monkeypox Case Confirmed in Mecklenburg Jail
Sep 6: Meck County Jail Confirms First Monkeypox Case
Sep 6: Mecklenburg County Detention Center Confirms First Monkeypox Case
Sep 6: First Case of Monkeypox Confirmed at Meck County Jail, Sheriff’s Office Says
Aug 26: ‘We are family’: Annual Event Continues to Promote Love, Unity in Charlotte Community
Aug 26: Video Released of Shootout Injuring Mecklenburg County Deputy, Suspect
Aug 26: Video Released of Shootout Injuring Mecklenburg County Deputy, Suspect
Aug 19: Immigration Scholar: Requiring Cooperation with ICE Doesn’t Make NC Communities Safer
Aug 17: Group Hosts Crisis Intervention Team Class
Aug 16: Strict Immigration Enforcement Does Not Necessarily Improve Public Safety
Aug 9: Another Mecklenburg Prison Worker Fired for Smuggling Stuff, Sheriff’s Office Says
Aug 9: 2nd Mecklenburg jail worker fired for smuggling items to same person, sheriff says
Aug 8: Employee at Meck Jail Arrested after Giving Inmate Contraband, Authorities Say
Aug 8: Worker at Charlotte Jail Accused of Giving Phone to Someone in Custody, Sheriff Says
Aug 8: Staffer Illegally gave Cellphone to Uptown Inmate: Sheriff
Aug 7: Man Arrested for Stealing Marked Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Car, Deputies Say
Aug 2: First Responders Connect with Community during National Night Out
Jul 22: Omega Psi Phi Conclave Returns to Charlotte this Weekend for First Time in Two Decades
Jul 20: Free Hot Dog Giveaway from Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office
Jul 20: Omega Psi Phi convention draws thousands to Charlotte like ‘gigantic family reunion’
Jul 11: Gov. Cooper Vetoes Bill Forcing NC Sheriffs to Work with ICE
Jul 11: Gov. Cooper Vetoes Bill Forcing NC Sheriffs to Work with ICE
Jul 7: Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden Slams Republicans’ ICE bill
Jul 6: 5th Inmate This Year Dies at Mecklenburg County Jail
Jul 6: 25-Year-Old Inmate Dies in Mecklenburg County Jail
Jul 6: Inmate Dies at Meck Co. Detention Center, SBI Investigating
Jun 29: New Scam to Watch Out for in Mecklenburg County
Jun 29: Bill Forcing NC Sheriffs to Aid Immigration Agents Revived
Jun 25: Call to End Gun Violence Continues in Charlotte at Stop the Violence Day
Jun 24: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office to Shut Down Juvenile Detention Center
Jun 24: Mecklenburg County Juvenile Detention Center Closing Over Staffing Issues
Jun 22: Car Collides with Meck County Deputy’s SUV in Stanly County, Police Say
Jun 21: Pro Gun Groups Force Mecklenburg County Sheriff McFadden To Process Gun Permits
Jun 19: Mecklenburg County Sheriff says Staffing Shortage Necessitates Juvenile Jail’s Closure
Jun 15: Mecklenburg Sheriff Says he has Little Choice but to Close Juvenile Detention Center
Jun 11: Resident Dies at Mecklenburg County Detention Center
Jun 11: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Inmate Death
Jun 11: Charlotte Man Dies in Jail from Unknown Cause Saturday Morning
Jun 9: Sheriff: NC sheriffs’ Group Wants to Let Companies Profit Off Jail Mugshots.
Jun 5: What Could Happen if Mecklenburg County Closes its Juvenile Detention Center?
Jun 2: Deputies Seize Drugs, Weapons During Mecklenburg County Eviction
May 27: NC Questions Mecklenburg Proposal to Close Juvenile Detention Center
May 25: Mistakenly Released North Carolina Inmate Back in Custody
May 24: Inmate Accidentally Released by Meck Co. Jail is Back in Custody
May 23: Sheriffs Want To Turn Transport of Psych Patients Over To Mental Health Workers
May 21: Mecklenburg County Detention Officer Arrested, Accused of Pistol-whipping Teen
May 20: Meck. Co. Detention Officer Fired, Re-arrested After Charges Initially Dropped
May 20: Juvenile Detention Center to Close in December as part of Meck County Budget
May 20: Mecklenburg County Detention Officer Arrested, Accused of Pistol-whipping Teen
May 20: Juvenile Detention Center Would Close This Year Under Proposed Mecklenburg Budget
May 18: Sheriff McFadden Talks About Safety After Assault at County Courthouse
May 18: Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting Woman in NC Courthouse
May 18: Mecklenburg Sheriff Ordered to Issue Gun Permits without Delay
May 18: McFadden Wins Re-election as Mecklenburg County Sheriff
May 18: Woman Attacked by Sex Offender NC Courthouse Office: Sheriff
May 18: Garry McFadden, Spencer Merriweather Retain Positions as Sheriff, District Attorney
May 18: Man in Custody for Allegedly Assaulting Woman at Meck Courthouse, Sheriff Says
May 17: Deputies Search for Man Who Assaulted Woman at Mecklenburg County Courthouse, Sheriff Says
May 16: ‘I’m upset’: NC sheriff on jail mistakenly releasing inmate
May 16: Inmate Mistakenly Released Over Data Error, Sheriff Says
May 16: Search Continues for Inmate Mistakenly Released from Mecklenburg County Jail
May 15: Filing Error Leads to Accidental Release of Prison Inmate: Police
May 12: In the Race for Mecklenburg County Sheriff, Jail Safety in Charlotte is the Main Concern
May 12: GRNC & GOA Win Preliminary Injunction Against Mecklenburg County NC Sheriff
May 10: Former Jail Insider: Sheriff Created ‘Chaos’ and Undermined Staff at the Detention Center
May 10: North Carolina Court Orders Sheriff To End Concealed Carry Delays
May 8: Family of 17-Year-Old Detainee Who Died by Suicide Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
May 7: Family of 17-Year-Old Detainee Who Died by Suicide Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
May 6: Sheriff: Mecklenburg County Inmate Dies After ‘Medical Emergency’
May 6: Charlotte Program for Those Pregnant in Jail Opens Soon to Moms, New Babies
May 5: Sixth Mecklenburg County Jail Inmate Dies Since May 2021
May 5: Inmate Held at Mecklenburg County Jail Dies, Sheriff Confirms
May 5: Mecklenburg Co. Inmate Dies After Medical Emergency
May 5: 33-Year-Old Man Dies After ‘Medical Emergency’ at Mecklenburg County Jail, Sheriff Says
Apr 28: Channel 9 Primary Election Guide: Meck County Sheriff and District Attorney candidates
Apr 21: Sheriff Primary Challengers Highlight Mecklenburg Jail Troubles
Apr 20: Meck County Sheriff McFadden: ‘Stressful Being Incarcerated’
Apr 20: Man Dies After Being Found Hanging in Cell at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center
Apr 20: Inmate at Mecklenburg County Jail Dies; No Sign of Foul Play, Sheriff Says
Apr 20: Mecklenburg Co. Jail Inmate Dies from Apparent Suicide, Authorities Say
Apr 18: Meck Jail Failed to Observe Teen Who Hanged Himself, Then Tried to Hide Lapses, Lawsuit Says
Apr 17: Jail Education Program Worked in Flint. Can it Work in Charlotte?
Apr 13: Where the Mecklenburg Jail is on Fixing Problems the State says Pose an ‘Imminent Threat’
Apr 13: Inmate Sues Sheriff After His Sister Dies in Charlotte Jail’s Infirmary
Apr 12: Family Sues Mecklenburg Sheriff Over Jail Conditions Leading to Woman’s Death
Apr 5: Recent Death at Mecklenburg County Jail Uncovers More Safety Violations, NC Report Says
Apr 4: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Awarded National Accreditation
Apr 4: Axios Guide for Mecklenburg County Voters in the Big 2022 Primary Elections
Apr 2: Officials Warn of New Internet Scams
Mar 31: MCSO Failed to Document Required Supervision Rounds Leading up to Inmate’s Death
Mar 28: Stun Gun Shaped Like Cell Phone Confiscated by Mecklenburg County Deputies
Mar 28: Report: Deaths on the Rise in N.C. Jails
Mar 21: Some Federal Inmates to be Moved from Mecklenburg Jail to Different Facility in Ga.
Mar 21: Feds to Move Inmates from Mecklenburg Jail. Millions of Dollars Will Go With Them.
Mar 19: Mecklenburg County Detention Center To Begin Housing Juvenile Residents From Other Counties
Mar 18: Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden Calls on Leaders to Help Stop Gun Violence
Mar 15: Grand Jury Indicts Man Accused of Shooting, Injuring Meck County Deputy
Mar 14: Mecklenburg County Detention Center-Central to Resume Face-to-Face Visitation
Mar 14: Gun permit Backlog Reduced From 12K Applications to Fewer Than 400: Sheriff
Mar 14: Face-to-face Visits Will Begin Again at the Mecklenburg County Jail
Mar 11: Mecklenburg Co. Sheriff’s Office Celebrates Deputy’s Birthday as He Recovers After Shooting
Mar 9: MCSO Introduces New Jail Education Program
Mar 8: Mecklenburg County Sheriff McFadden Rolls Out Plan for Increasing Staff at the Jail
Mar 8: Meck. Co. Sheriff Garry McFadden Outlines Plan on How to Make Jail Safer
Mar 8: Mecklenburg County Sheriff Says Detention Center is Improving
Mar 8: Mecklenburg Jail ‘Will Never Close’ Despite Staffing Issues, Sheriff Says
Mar 8: Mecklenburg County Leaders to Hear Plans to Address Jail Staffing Issues, Safety Concerns
Mar 8: Meck County Sheriff Presents Plan to County that Addresses Jail Staffing Shortages
Mar 7: ‘Deeply saddened’: Woman dies in cell at NC jail infirmary
Mar 3: Inmate at Mecklenburg County Jail Dies, Officials Say
Mar 3: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Investigating an Inmate Death
Mar 3: Deputies Investigate Inmate’s Death at Jail in Uptown Charlotte
Mar 3: Woman Dies in Custody of Mecklenburg County Detention Center. Investigation Launched
Mar 1: Man Accused of Shooting Mecklenburg Deputy 5 Times Jailed After Release from Hospital
Mar 1: Man Accused of Shooting Mecklenburg Deputy 5 Times Jailed After Release from Hospital
Feb 22: Meck County Sheriff’s Deputy was Shot a Total of 5 Times in Upper, Lower Body
Feb 21: Wounded Deputy Headed Home from Hospital Days After Shootout in Northeast Charlotte
Feb 20: A Deputy was Shot and Returned Fire in a Charlotte Traffic Stop, Mecklenburg Sheriff Says
Feb 19: North Carolina Sheriff’s Deputy Shot, Taken to Hospital: Police
Feb 16: Meck Sheriff Hires Private Security Company to Help Staffing Shortages
Feb 16: As Jail Staffing Crisis Continues, Mecklenburg Sheriff to Spend $400K on Private Temps
Feb 15: Private Security Helping Fill Staff Vacancies at Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office
Feb 14: Mecklenburg County Sheriff Talks About Fixing Jail Issues
Feb 13: N.C. Jail ‘A Safe Place’: Sheriff Defends His Operation After Critical State Report
Feb 12: Mecklenburg Jail ‘A Safe Place’: Sheriff Defends His Operation After Critical NC Report
Feb 10: North Carolina Gives County 60 Days to Fix Jail Issues
Feb 10: North Carolina Gives County 60 Days to Fix Jail Issues
Feb 10: Mecklenburg Told to Fix Jail Safety After New NC Report Links Violence to Staff Shortages
Jan 26: Sheriff Changes Mandatory OT After Jail Officers Work 24-Hour Shifts
Jan 19: Mecklenburg Jail Inspection Finds Broken Fire Alarms and Smoke Detectors and Dirty Showers
Jan 19: Mecklenburg County Launches Inmate Education And Training Initiative
Jan 13: Jail Officer Fired For Providing Contraband To An Inmate, Mecklenburg Sheriff Says
Jan 13: Mecklenburg Sheriff Responds To Inspection That Flagged Safety Concerns In Jail
Jan 11: Exclusive: Inside Mecklenburg County’s Juvenile Detention Center
Jan 11: N.C. Sheriff: Yes, Our Jail Is In Crisis; Here’s My Plan
Jan 11: What Mecklenburg’s Sheriff Says He’s Doing To Reverse The Crisis At The Jail
Jan 8: 1st African American Woman Runs For Sheriff Of Mecklenburg County
Jan 5: Mecklenburg Sheriff Urged to Reduce Jail Population After Inspection
Jan 5: ‘No Quick Fix’ to Mecklenburg’s COVID-Fueled Staffing Crisis in the County Jail
Jan 5: Here’s What Some NC Sheriff’s Offices Say About Taking Mecklenburg Jail Inmates
Jan 4: Mecklenburg County District Attorney Responds to Concerns at Mecklenburg County Jail
Jan 4: Report Says Conditions at Meck County Detention Center Putting Inmates, Staff at Risk
Jan 3: State Inspection Warns of Threat to Health and Safety at Meck Detention Center
Jan 3: Charlotte’s Uptown Correctional Facility Fails State Health Inspection Report
Jan 3: Changes Coming to Meck Jail, Including Fewer Inmates, after NC Report, Sheriff Says
Dec 23: State Opens Mecklenburg County Detention Center Investigation
Dec 10: Mecklenburg County Detention Center Violating State Supervision Rules
Dec 2: 23 Juveniles In Mecklenburg County Detention Center To Be Relocated Due To Staffing Shortage
Dec 2: 23 Meck Jail Relocating Some Juveniles To Help Staffing Shortages, Sheriff’s Office Says
Dec 1: Source: Some Juvenile Inmates May be Moved Due to Staffing Shortages at Detention Center
Nov 18: ‘That’s Dangerous’: Former Mecklenburg Co. Detention Officers Say Jail Is Unsafe For Staff
Nov 12: Transgender Woman Says Meck County Deputy Attacked, Sexually Assaulted Her
Nov 12: Mecklenburg County Sheriff Throws Surprise Party for Beloved Custodian
Nov 9: Another Assault On Jail Officer In Mecklenburg County
Nov 4: Meck Co. Deputies Investigating After Detention Center Resident Assaults 3 Officers
Nov 4: Three Mecklenburg County Detention Officers Attacked by Inmate with ‘Homemade weapon’
Nov 4: Meck County Sheriff Says 3 Detention Officers Attacked by Inmate with ‘Homemade Weapon’
Oct 25: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Hosting Trunk-or-Treat Event
Oct 23: Trunk or Treat with Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office
Oct 20: Meck County Detention Officer Trainee Fired After Arrest Earlier This Month Discovered
Oct 20: Mecklenburg County Detention Officer Trainee Terminated First Day On The Job, Sheriff Says
Oct 18: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Celebrates Custodian’s 90th Birthday
Oct 18: Mecklenburg Commissioners Back Sheriff Amid Firings, Alleged Violations At County Jail
Oct 14: Report: North Carolina Jail Violated Regulations in Two Deaths
Oct 13: From Jailer Firings to Inmate Deaths, This Timeline Outlines a Chaotic Year at Meck Jail
Oct 13: From Jailer Firings to Inmate Deaths, This Timeline Outlines a Chaotic Year at Meck Jail
Oct 11: County Leaders Still Trying To Get More Officers Vaccinated
Oct 6: North Carolina Jail Officer Fired for Having Sex With Inmate
Oct 6: North Carolina Detention Officer Fired Over Sex With Inmate
Oct 5: Mecklenburg Co. Detention Officer Terminated, Charged With Having Sex With Inmate
Oct 5: Mecklenburg Youth Representing County at National Fishing Championship
Oct 4: Charlotte Area Landlord Groups Say Eviction Court Dates Should Happen Faster
Sep 28: Meck County Detention Officer Fired After Being Charged with Assault in SC, Officials Say
Sep 27: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Employees Sport ‘MCSO Vaccinated’ Wristbands
Sep 27: Mecklenburg County Leaders Hold Frank Discussion About Youth And Crime
Sep 25: Camping and Mentoring Initiative Earns Grant to Expand Reach
Sep 22: Detention Officer Attacked Handcuffed Inmate: Sheriff
Sep 22: Uptown Charlotte Detention Center Officer Fired and Charged With Assault
Sep 16: “A Little Bumpy.” Mecklenburg Defends Its Launch Of COVID Testing Rules Amid Suspensions
Sep 14: Veteran Mecklenburg County Deputy Fired After DUI Arrest: Sheriff
Sep 13: Mecklenburg County Deputy Fired After DWI Charge
Sep 13: “Will Not Be Tolerated”: Mecklenburg County Deputy Fired After DWI Arrest
Sep 6: Sheriff: Inmates Attempt to Assault Officers During Disturbances at Mecklenburg County jail
Sep 2: Governor Roy Cooper Signs Criminal Justice Reform Bills into Law
Aug 31: NC Governor Vetoes Doing Away with Pistol Purchase Permits
Aug 31: Charlotte, NC Launches Peer-Run Alternative to Psychiatric Hospitalization
Aug 30: Cooper Vetoes Bill Doing Away With Sheriff-Obtained Pistol Permits
Aug 28: COVID Vaccine Live Updates: Here’s What to Know in North Carolina on Aug. 28
Aug 28: COVID-19 Surges in Mecklenburg County Jail Despite Sheriff’s Safety Protocol Assurances
Aug 26: Bill Limiting Shackling of Pregnant Inmates Passes N.C. Senate
Aug 26: COVID Vaccine Live Updates: Here’s What to Know in North Carolina on Aug. 26
Aug 25: COVID Outbreak at Mecklenburg Jail Sickens Dozens of Inmates, Isolates Hundreds More
Aug 23: First Day Of School For CMS Prompts Warning To Families, Drivers
Aug 23: Detention Center Officer Assaults Have Risen Sharply, Mecklenburg Sheriff Says
Aug 20: Inspectors Cite Food Safety Violations at Mecklenburg County Jail
Aug 20: First NC Peer-Run Respite Opens as Alternative to Mental Health Hospitalization
Aug 20: Bill Disabling Pistol Permit System Heads to North Carolina Governor’s Desk
Aug 19: Bill Repealing North Carolina Pistol Purchase Permit Heading to Governor
Aug 18: Firearms Advocacy Groups Sue Mecklenburg Sheriff Over Delayed Pistol Permits
Aug 17: Mecklenburg Leaders Recommend Mask Mandate for County. Here’s What Happens Next.
Aug 16: Could Mecklenburg Get a New Mask Mandate as Delta COVID Cases Rise? Here’s What We Know
Aug 11: NC Senate Reviews Bill That Would End Sheriffs Gun Permits
Aug 9: 4 School Supply Giveaway Events Planned This Week In Charlotte
Aug 7: NC Sheriff Sued Over Gun Permit Delay
Aug 6: Mecklenburg County Sheriff Sued by Gun Activists
Aug 6: Sheriff’s Office Faces Lawsuit as Gun Permit Applicants Wait Months for Approval
Aug 5: Gun-Rights Groups Sue Mecklenburg Sheriff for Delays in Issuing Gun Permits
Aug 5: This is Your Sheriff, Garry McFadden Speaks at Unity Community Rally
Aug 4: Meck County Unity Group Holds Rally to Remove Century-Old Confederate statue in Cornelius
Aug 3: National Night Out Returns To Charlotte In 2021: Details
Jul 29: Gun, Ammo Found in Man’s Backpack at N. Carolina Courthouse
Jul 27: Man Tried Entering Mecklenburg County Courthouse With Gun, Ammo, Sheriff’s Office says
Jul 27: Huntersville Man Arrested For Attempting To Enter Mecklenburg County Courthouse With Firearm
Jul 26: An Eviction Crisis Looms For Charlotte
Jul 23: Charlotte Congresswoman Pleads For Longer Eviction Freeze. Sheriff Says He Can’t.
Jul 22: NC Congresswoman Fighting for Extension on Eviction notices
Jul 21: MCSO Hosts HISET And CMS Graduation Ceremony For Residents
Jul 14: Sheriff’s Office Warns Against Potent Heroin Strain
Jul 11: NC Detention Center Officer Fired After Fight With Inmate
Jul 11: Mecklenburg County Detention Center Officer Fired After Fight With Inmate
Jul 9: Mecklenburg Jail Officer Fired After Fight With Inmate, Sheriff’s Office Says
Jul 9: Mecklenburg Jail Officer Fired After Fight With Inmate, Sheriff’s Office Says
Jun 29: Mecklenburg County Detention Officer Cut With ‘Homemade Weapon’
Jun 28: Inmate Bit Jail Officer and Cut Her with ‘Homemade Weapon,’ Mecklenburg Sheriff Says
Jun 28: Detention Center Officer Bitten, Cut With Homemade Weapon
Jun 28: Charlotte Inmate Bites, Attacks Detention Officer with Weapon
Jun 27: NC Detention Officer Stabbed, Seriously Injured in Altercation with Inmate
Jun 24: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Mourning Loss of K-9 Deputy
Jun 22: Inmate Dies After Being Found Unresponsive in Mecklenburg County Jail Cell
Jun 22: Inmate Found Dead at Mecklenburg County Detention Center a Day After Arrest
Jun 22: Another Person Dies After Being Found Unresponsive at Mecklenburg Jail; 3rd This Year
Jun 22: Sheriff Explains Inmate Access To Tablets
Jun 20: ‘So Glad to See Him.’ Mecklenburg Jail Briefly Lifts Restrictions for Father’s Day
Jun 20: Children of Inmates Reunite with Dads on Father’s Day
Jun 11: Mecklenburg County Detention Center Reconnecting Families for Father’s Day
Jun 11: Mecklenburg Co. Sheriff: Family, Friends Mailing Letters Laced With Drugs To Inmates
Jun 10: Inmate Visits At County Jail To Resume For Father’s Day Weekend
Jun 9: COVID Vaccine Live Updates: Here’s What To Know in North Carolina on June 10
Jun 9: Mecklenburg Jail Allows In-Person Father’s Day Visits, First Time Since COVID Shutdown
Jun 9: Detention Officer Faces Charges For Recurring Rape Of Transgender Inmate
Jun 7: NC Jailer Charged with Multiple Sex Crimes. Sources Say Victim is a Transgender Inmate
May 29: NC Jailer Under Investigation in Alleged Sexual Assault of Trans Inmate, Sources Say
May 26: NC Jailer Under Investigation in Alleged Sexual Assault of Trans Inmate, Sources Say
May 26: Detention Officer Suspended Pending Misconduct Investigation
May 25: Mecklenburg County Detention Center Officer Suspended Amid Investigation
May 25: Mecklenburg County Detention Officer Suspended Pending Investigation
May 25: Sheriff Garry McFadden Makes Statement One Year After George Floyd’s Death
May 23: Second Inmate This Month Dies at North Carolina Jail After Being Found Unresponsive
May 22: 2nd Inmate Dies After Being Found Unresponsive at Jail
May 16: Camping Group Brings Charlotte Kids to the Outdoors
May 14: Inmate Dies After Found Unresponsive in Mecklenburg Co. jail
May 14: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Reports In-Custody Death Of A 20-Year-Old
May 5: One Year Later, ‘Raise The Age’ Law Getting Mixed Reviews
May 4: North Carolina Jail Employee Stabbed Several Times by Inmate
May 3: Meck County Sergeant Hospitalized After Stabbed 3 Times by Inmate
May 3: County Jail Official Stabbed by Inmate with ‘Homemade Weapon,’ Meck sheriff says
May 3: Mecklenburg Co. Sergeant Attacked, Stabbed by Inmate
May 3: Mecklenburg County Jail Employee Stabbed Several Times by Inmate
Apr 29: Active Shooter Survival Training Offered Online Today: MCSO
Apr 26: Gun Sales Skyrocket in Carolinas as Calls for Control Grow Louder
Apr 23: Mecklenburg County Sheriff Was Ready To Offer Vaccine To Protesters If Arrested
Mar 31: Triad Leaders Condemn Bill Requiring ICE Cooperation
Mar 25: Sheriff, Family of 21-Year-Old Killed in Charlotte Calls on Violence to End
Mar 25: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Staff Wrongly Releases 16-Year-Old Juvenile From Custody
Mar 25: Mecklenburg Co. Sheriff’s Office Mistakenly Releases Juvenile
Mar 24: Here’s What’s Different About The New NC Bill That Would Make Sheriffs Cooperate With ICE
Mar 21: Bill Would Release Officer Records, Make Rioting a Felony
Mar 21: NC Bill Would Release Officer Records, Make Rioting a Felony
Mar 19: Bill Would Release Officer Records, Make Rioting a Felony
Mar 16: Courts Face Backlogs Due to COVID-19 Shutdowns as Families Wait for Justice
Mar 16: Mecklenburg County Jail Inmates to Get COVID-19 Vaccine in April as Part of Group 4
Mar 13: N.C. Senate Passes New Bill to Require Cooperation with ICE
Mar 12: Mecklenburg County Sheriff, Detention Center Staff to Begin Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines
Mar 10: The Link Between Immigration Enforcement and Babies’ Health
Mar 10: Another Bill Tries to Force North Carolina Sheriffs to Assist ICE
Mar 9: Mecklenburg County Jail Officers Injured During Struggle with Inmate
Mar 9: Another Bill Tries to Force NC Sheriffs to Assist ICE
Mar 9: Inmate Wielding Sharp Object Injures Officers at Uptown facility
Mar 9: Lawmakers Again Try to Force Uncooperative North Carolina Sheriffs to Assist ICE
Mar 9: Another Bill Tries to Force NC Sheriffs to Assist ICE
Feb 25: Meck Sheriff Responds After Man at Center of ICE Conflict Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
Feb 25: Why I Oppose Bills to Force NC Sheriffs to Honor ICE Detainers
Feb 22: Miscommunication and Lack of Plan Marred Tent City Abatement Order
Feb 21: Charlotte Homeless Encampment ‘Tent City’ Cleared Out Following Abatement Order
Feb 19: As Deadline to Vacate Tent City Looms, County and City Leaders Spar
Feb 18: The Blame Game & Charlotte’s Tent City
Feb 8: Mecklenburg County Reports Just Three Inmates with COVID-19
Feb 7: Gun Sales are Surging in Charlotte
Feb 7: January, 2021 Sets New Record For Gun Sales
Feb 6: Anti-Violence Event Held in Charlotte
Feb 6: In Jail, Job Skills Take Root in Collaboration with Sheriff, Gardeners
Feb 5: Charlotte Moms Push for Ban on Bond in Murder Cases
Feb 2: Charlotte Teen Leads Charge Against Violence
Jan 28: Emails Reveal COVID Confusion, Riots and Staff Shortages in Mecklenburg County Jail
Jan 27: Rep. Dan Bishop. Sen. Thom Tillis Want to Bring an End to ‘Sanctuary Cities’
Jan 25: Mecklenburg County Jail Releases Vaccine Plan Amid Declining Cases
Jan 25: Former Keene State Soccer Star Works Inauguration Security
Jan 24: Charlotte’s ‘Unprecedented’ Demand for Guns and Ammo is Fueled by More than Politics
Jan 22: Charlotte’s ‘Unprecedented’ Demand for Guns and Ammo is Fueled by More than Politics
Jan 22: Charlotte’s ‘Unprecedented’ Demand for Guns and Ammo is Fueled by More than Politics
Jan 21: Gone Camping: Living for Opportunity in the Great Outdoors
Jan 20: How Immigration Changes Could Impact Mecklenburg County
Jan 20: President Biden Addresses Immigration Policy Reform During First Day in Office
Jan 20: Dozens of Mecklenburg County Deputies Helping Protect Washington, D.C.
Jan 18: Mecklenburg County Deputies Heading to D.C.
Jan 18: Hundreds of Local Officers Sent to Washington D.C. to Help with Inauguration Security
Jan 18: 40 Meck County Deputies Sent to DC to Help with Security at Biden’s Inauguration
Jan 17: Mecklenburg Co. Deputies Prepare for Inauguration Trip to D.C.
Jan 15: More Than 100 Charlotte Officers Heading To Nation’s Capital Ahead Of Inauguration Day
Jan 8: COVID-19 Cases Decrease at Mecklenburg County jail, Officials Say
Dec 24: Mixed Reactions Over Executive Order Allowing To-Go Cocktails
Dec 14: Mecklenburg County Jail Lifts Lockdown after Completing COVID-19 Testing
Dec 10: Jail COVID Outbreak Spikes: 107 Inmates Test Positive; Jail Locked Down for 2 days
Dec 10: Mecklenburg County Detention Center in Lockdown as COVID-19 Outbreak Spreads
Dec 10: Meck County Jail on 48-Hour Lockdown; More Than 100 Inmates Infected with COVID-19
Dec 10: Mecklenburg County Detention Center on Lockdown After a Rise in Positive COVID-19 Cases
Dec 5: Meck County Sheriff’s Office Gives Out Free Gun Locks to Try to Stop Accidental Shootings
Dec 4: ‘We Are Playing With People’s Lives’: 65 Meck County Jail Inmates Have COVID-19
Dec 3: 65 Inmates Test Positive for Coronavirus, 255 in Isolation or Quarantine at Mecklenburg Jail
Dec 3: COVID-19 Cases at Mecklenburg County Detention Center-Central Continue to Rise
Dec 3: COVID Cases Continue to Increase at Mecklenburg County Jail
Dec 3: Meck Jail Battered By Its Biggest Surge Yet of COVID-19 Cases. Here’s Who Caused It.
Dec 3: Mecklenburg Jail Battered By Its Biggest Surge Yet of COVID-19 Cases
Dec 1: NYU Experts Offer ‘Evidence-Based’ Smart Policing Plan
Nov 25: 18 Inmates Test Positive For Coronavirus At Mecklenburg Jail
Nov 25: ICE Launches Billboard Campaign In Charlotte Area Aimed At Sanctuary Policies
Nov 25: 10th annual Cops and Barbers turkey giveaway event held in Charlotte
Nov 24: Hundreds Line Up For Thanksgiving Dinner Drive-Thru In West Charlotte
Nov 23: Officials Investigating Whether Jail Officers Did Required Checks Before Teen Died
Nov 23: Officials Investigating Whether Jail Officers Did Required Checks Before Teen Died
Nov 23: Officials Investigating Whether Jail Officers Did Required Checks Before Teen Died
Nov 21: Inmate at Charlotte Juvenile Detention Center Dies by Apparent Suicide
Nov 21: Teen Dies of Apparent Suicide Saturday at Mecklenburg Jail North, NC Officials Say
Nov 21: Juvenile Dies from Apparent Suicide at Mecklenburg Detention Center
Nov 17: Even With Protections, Thousands Face Eviction
Nov 12: ICE Billboards Of Wanted Illegal Immigrants Is ‘Misinformation,’ North Carolina Sheriff Says
Nov 11: ICE Billboards Of Wanted Illegal Immigrants Is ‘Misinformation,’ North Carolina Sheriff Says
Nov 11: ICE Billboards Of Wanted Illegal Immigrants Is ‘Misinformation,’ North Carolina Sheriff Says
Nov 10: Mecklenburg Sheriff Says ICE Is Spreading Untruths, Blasts New Charlotte Billboards
Nov 10: Mecklenburg Sheriff Says ICE Is Spreading Untruths, Blasts New Charlotte Billboards
Nov 10: NC Billboards Appear Showing Released ICE Suspects; Sheriff Disagrees About Message
Nov 10: ‘Misleading’ Billboards Showing Wanted ICE Suspects Appear Around Charlotte
Nov 10: Mecklenburg Sheriff Says ICE Is Spreading Untruths, Blasts New Charlotte Billboards
Nov 9: New ICE Billboards On Charlotte Interstates Warn Of Dangerous Immigration Violators
Nov 9: New ICE Billboards On Charlotte Interstates Warn Of Dangerous Immigration Violators
Nov 9: New ICE Billboards On Charlotte Interstates Warn Of Dangerous Immigration Violators
Nov 9: New ICE Billboards On Charlotte Interstates Warn Of Dangerous Immigration Violators
Nov 5: Concealed Gun Permit Applications Surge In Mecklenburg County, Prompting Delays
Nov 5: ‘Unprecedented’ Surge In Gun Permits Reported In Mecklenburg
Nov 5: ‘Unprecedented’ Surge In Gun Permits Reported In Mecklenburg
Nov 5: Surge in Purchase Permit and New Concealed Carry Applications
Nov 1: Local Families Find Unique Ways To Celebrate Halloween While Staying Safe
Oct 31: Charlotte Families Get Creative To Safely Celebrate Halloween
Oct 31: How One Formerly Incarcerated Man Went From Never Voting To Volunteering At The Polls
Oct 30: Will North Carolina’s Jailed Voters Be Represented In This Election?
Oct 28: Operation “Watchful Eye” Verifies Addresses Of 1,005 Sex Offenders In Mecklenburg County
Oct 12: ‘She Mothered Me.’ Judy Williams Consoled Families Of Charlotte Murder Victims, Dies At 69
Oct 12: Finding Home: CDC Moratorium Can Help, But It Can’t Stop All Evictions
Oct 11: Getting Out The Vote In North Carolina Jails During A Pandemic
Oct 7: Despite Misconceptions, Many Inmates Still Allowed To Vote By Mail
Oct 7: Closing Crisis At The Epicentre; 5 Businesses Evicted
Oct 6: ‘It’s About Relationships’ | Charlotte Neighborhoods Celebrate National Night Out
Oct 5: Getting Out The Vote In Jail, During a Pandemic
Oct 1: Helping People In Jail Exercise Their Right To Vote In North Carolina
Sep 30: Political Climate Raises Concerns of Violence This Election
Sep 29: FOX 46 Rides Along With ICE As Tennis Match Over Detainers Continues
Sep 28: ICE Arrests 12, Including 6 Previously Released From Charlotte Jail During Operation
Sep 28: ICE Announces Targeted Arrests in Mecklenburg County
Sep 28: ICE Agents Arrest 24 People Across NC, Including Charlotte, in Latest Operation
Sep 22: Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Jail Support Members During Sit-In
Sep 21: More Than Two Dozen Arrested at Jail Support Encampment Outside Charlotte Jail
Sep 21: 25 Jail Support Demonstrators Arrested During Staged Sit-In
Sep 21: 25 Arrested Outside of Mecklenburg County Jail; Sheriff Calls for Unity
Sep 21: Mecklenburg Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest 25 at Jail Support Sit-In
Sep 21: Conflict Continues Between Activists, Mecklenburg Sheriff
Sep 17: Meck County Sheriff, CMPD Chief Address Police Reform During Virtual Town Hall
Sep 11: 5 People Arrested After Clashes Between Jail Support And Sheriff’s Deputies
Sep 11: Meck Co Sheriff Evicts Jail Support Group, 5 Arrested As They Protest Friday Night
Sep 11: Group Protests After Jail Support Encampment Cleared From Outside Mecklenburg County Jail
Sep 11: Deputies Again Remove Charlotte Jail Support Station. Leader Calls The Act An ‘Ambush’
Aug 18: Mecklenburg Sheriff Says Activist Group Outside Jail Is Defecating, Having Sex In Public
Aug 18: Meck. Co. Sheriff: Jail Support Has Been Hijacked, Causing More Issues Than It’s Helping
Aug 18: Sheriff Raising More Concerns About “Jail Support” Group
Aug 14: 20-Year Veteran Detention Officer in North Carolina Dies From COVID-19 Complications
Aug 14: UNC-Chapel Hill Reports 2 COVID-19 Clusters in Student Housing
Aug 14: 20-Year Veteran Mecklenburg County Detention Officer Dies From COVID-19 Complications
Aug 14: Mecklenburg Detention Officer Dies After Contracting Covid-19
Aug 14: 20-Year Veteran Mecklenburg County Detention Officer Dies From COVID-19 Complications
Aug 13: Mecklenburg County Detention Officer Dies From COVID-19 Complications
Aug 7: The Staying Power — and Unrelenting Police Conflict — of Charlotte’s Jail Support
Aug 3: 19 Hearses Driven Through The Streets of Charlotte in Powerful Message About Violence
Aug 2: COVID-19 Outbreak Hits Meck. County Detention Center; 43 Residents Test Positive
Jul 27: Mecklenburg Co. Sheriff’s Office Dispels Social Media Chatter of Inmate Mistreatment
Jul 24: COVID-19 Cases on the Rise in the Mecklenburg County Detention Center
Jul 24: COVID-19 Outbreak Hits Meck. County Detention Center; 43 Residents Test Positive
Jul 24: 43 Inmates at Mecklenburg County Detention Center Test Positive for COVID-19
Jul 21: Tensions Between Sheriff, Charlotte Jail Support Group Grow After Arrest Interference
Jul 12: Charlotte Man Dies At Mecklenburg Detention Center: Sheriff
Jun 5: Community Gathers at Charlotte’s Freedom Park for Educational ‘People’s University’ Event
Jun 4: McFadden Says He’s Drafting ‘Duty To Intervene’ Policy
Jun 4: Mecklenburg Sheriff Garry McFadden Says He’s Drafting a ‘Duty to Intervene’ Policy
Jun 4: New CMPD Policy Spells Out Duty To Intervene In Police Brutality
Jun 3: After Days of Protests, Will Charlotte Be Put Under Curfew?
Jun 3: FOX 46 Now: Protest Coverage
Jun 3: Black North Carolina Justice System Leaders Speak in Support of Protesters’ Calls for Change
May 29: MCSO To Reopen Registration Unit Operations With Restrictions
May 28: Feeding Our First Responders
May 28: Organization Delivers Meals to Sheriff’s Office
May 28: Feeding the Frontline Workers
May 28: Feeding the Frontline Workers
May 21: CLT After Dark (starts at 24:30)
Apr 30: Meck County deputies surprise 10-year-old boy with birthday parade
Apr 22: Number of Inmates Inside Some N.C. Jails Dropping
Apr 21: Days Inn Shuts Off Utilities To Push Residents Out, Then Relents — For Now
Apr 15: Mecklenburg County First Responders Host Parade of Lights for Huntersville Medical Workers
Apr 9: Charlotte Parade of Lights
Apr 9: ‘Parade of Lights’ Honors Charlotte Hospital Workers’ ‘Relentless Dedication’
Apr 9: Parade of Lights: First Responders Show Unity, Support for Healthcare Workers in Charlotte
Apr 9: First Responders Hold Parade Thanking Healthcare Workers
Apr 7: Community Engagement Officers Delivering Food to Local Hotels for Homeless Families
Apr 2: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Announces A Positive Test for COVD-19 of a Wellpath Nurse
Apr 2: Nurse at Meck Co. Juvenile Detention Center Tests Positive for COVID-19
Apr 2: Mecklenburg Jail Nurse Tests Positive for COVID-19; Exposure Minimal, Sheriff Says
Apr 2: Nurse at Mecklenburg County Juvenile Detention Center Tests Positive for COVID-19
Apr 2: Mecklenburg Jail Nurse Tests Positive for COVID-19; Exposure Minimal, Sheriff Says
Apr 1: Sheriff talks about changes at Mecklenburg County jail to keep COVID-19 out
Mar 31: Telemundo Charlotte: COVID-19 and the Hispanic Community
Mar 26: Sheriff McFadden Issues a Plea for Citizens to Adhere to the “Stay at Home Order”
Mar 20: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Suspends Evictions During Coronavirus Crisis
Mar 18: In-Custody Death of Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Resident
Mar 17: Mecklenburg County Sheriff Asks Courts to Halt Evictions; Announces Other Changes
Mar 16: MCSO Statement On Court Ordered Eviction Execution
Mar 16: Coronavirus update: What you need to know in Mecklenburg County
Mar 16: Mecklenburg Sheriff: Courts Should Not Issue Eviction Notices for 30 Days Due To Coronavirus
Mar 2: Clearing up Confusion Around Raise the Age
Feb 29: Program teaching inmates to be entrepreneurs
Feb 19: Mecklenburg County Sheriff McFadden responds to immigration criticism
Feb 5: A look inside Mecklenburg County’s new juvenile-only Detention Center
Feb 5: Mecklenburg County sheriff, CMPD make changes after Raise the Age law enacted
Jan 30: Sheriff Battling Human Trafficking through Education Campaign
Jan 29: Human trafficking education aims to help the most vulnerable
Jan 29: These Bechtler art classes in Mecklenburg jails help develop skills and self-esteem
Jan 27: 10-year-old Travels Hundreds of Miles to Hug Police Officers
Jan 21: Residents Reconnect with their Children in the Jail’s New Child-Friendly Visitation Room
Jan 15: Largest Juvenile Detention Facility in NC Opens as Raise the Age Law goes into Effect
Jan 14: Mecklenburg County Sheriff Warns Parents about 15 Apps that could be used to Target Children
Jan 14: Mecklenburg County Opens New Juvenile Detention Center
Jan 14: Mecklenburg County Transforms Existing Detention Center into One Just for Juveniles
Jan 3: NC Churches, Police Drill Down on Training after Texas Church Shooting
Jan 2: Places of Worship Increase Security in Wake of Recent Attacks