Mecklenburg's overcrowded jail crisis hurts reentry support classes, programs for those inside

Plans to reopen Jail North for juvenile offenders are on hold as Mecklenburg County leaders shift focus to a growing ...

NC orders Mecklenburg County to address multiple DSS issues after child death

North Carolina officials found “systemic” issues in Mecklenburg County’s social services department after the death of a ...

No money in new Mecklenburg budget to reopen Jail North. What happens next?

The Mecklenburg Sheriff’s Office said this week it will reopen the former juvenile jail to alleviate overcrowding at the ...
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850 people use these Mecklenburg centers daily, but a planned expansion is at risk

Mecklenburg County commissioners are assessing whether to proceed with building three more community resource centers, with some saying the money can be better spent elsewhere. Mecklenburg currently ...
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Amid shortage of juvenile detention beds, a facility in Mecklenburg sits empty

Mecklenburg County sent the second-highest number of young people into North Carolina’s detention system last year — yet it has no juvenile detention center. In 2025, 2,186 people were admitted to ...

Overcrowding issues impacting Mecklenburg County jail

WCNC Charlotte reporter Jesse Pierre shares details on overcrowding issues facing the Mecklenburg County jail.

Mecklenburg County Jail North to reopen amid overcrowding concerns

The Mecklenburg County Jail is overcrowded, and the Sheriff said Tuesday that he is expecting it to get worse this summer.