WHAT IS A WEEKENDER RESIDENT
A weekender resident is a person who has been sentenced in court to serve active time in the Detention Center. A Judge will order the sentence to be served on an intermittent basis. By definition a weekender is someone who reports to the Detention Center on their own, is released, then reports back again until sentenced time is completely served. The dates and times to report are scheduled by the courts and must be served as ordered by the Judge.
Serving time as a weekender is considered a privilege and should be treated as such. The weekender program enables people who the courts view as low risk to serve their court ordered sentence while maintaining local employment. This helps keep them functioning as a member of our community and it also helps keep families together.
WHERE TO REPORT?
Those who are ordered to start weekends on Fridays are to report to the Direct Report in Center located at Detention Center Central on McDowell St. across from the Government Parking Plaza.
Those ordered to report any other day of the week are to report in at the Arrest Processing Center front lobby on 4th St. and advise the lobby Officers that they are reporting in to serve their time.
WHAT TO EXPECT?
After checking in at either report in location, weekenders will be greeted by a booking Officer. The Officer will escort them into the facility where they will be searched for contraband. Weekenders will also be subject to alcohol testing. The booking Officer will discuss the length of stay and answer any questions at this stage.
Weekenders will be fingerprinted and screened for medical conditions. The next steps will include submitting any cash into a personal account with our finance division (this is a cashless Detention Center system). All personal items such as shoes, belts, wallets, jewelry and clothing will then be inventoried and secured by the property division, until release. The weekenders are then dressed out in a resident uniform and given their Detention Center issued items.
If for any reason someone requires medical attention, the medical staff will ensure medical needs are addressed.
Weekender residents will be escorted into their housing unit or POD, where they will be spending their time. The POD Officers will address the residents with rules and regulations of the facility.
Weekenders scheduled to report in on Fridays will be housed in one of two orientation units for the duration of their stay. These units provide all the amenities that the Detention Center has to offer including games, recreation, television, telephones and showers. They will also receive 3 meals a day. The orientation units are not interrupted by court services as they otherwise would be during weekdays. Weekenders may volunteer to help clean up the living units or to help serve meals.
WHAT TO BRING
When you report in to the Detention Center you are allowed to posses the following:
WHAT NOT TO BRING
Pre-made commissary snack bags are available for purchase for $6.50 from the finance section when being processed.
Weekenders should always:
**SCAM ALERT**:
If you receive a call/message from 704-445-9833 stating "You have reached the Warrants/Citation Division of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Department" it is a #scam and not from MCSO.
MCSO and local criminal justice partners have worked with the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts to prepare for the state’s launch of its new electronic warrant system. The NCAOC has encountered challenges with its new system that have impacted local justice systems, processes and access to data. MCSO is continuously working with County IT to circumvent these challenges. All arrest/warrant inquiries can be submitted to the Public Information Office mcsopublicinformation@mecknc.gov and will be processed as soon as data is available or Individuals can call Arrest Processing to look up and verify warrants until the online system is restored, 980-314-5100. We appreciate your patience as we work to modernize and expand access to justice in Mecklenburg County.
On September 19, 2022, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) adopted a new policy to end regulatory stops for non-moving violations in its most recent amendment to the MCSO Uniform Traffic Enforcement Policy. In collaboration with North Carolina Forward Justice the policy change serves to focus more on hazardous traffic violations and move away from regulatory offenses that have been shown to create disparities and disproportionality in our criminal justice system.
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Our office has received several complaints from Mecklenburg County registered sex offenders asking them to submit payment to avoid being arrested for failure to provide a DNA sample. Our agency will never ask for money to avoid a warrant being issued or for an arrest of any offender. If you receive a call from anyone requesting money, please know this is a scam and you should not submit any payment.
SCAM ALERT: We have have received information that individuals identifying themselves as MCSO Deputies are calling citizens and informing them that have warrants for missing jury duty. These calls have come from numbers 704-247-1286 and 404-907-1935. Please be advised that this is a SCAM. MCSO will never call and solicit money in order to avoid arrest. Please stay aware and don’t become a victim.