Lawsuit: It took Charlotte jail staff 35 minutes to try to save man who died

A federal lawsuit alleges Mecklenburg County jail staff took more than 35 minutes to try and resuscitate a man they found ...
WUNC

ICE didn't detain undocumented immigrant held in Mecklenburg jail. Why?

ICE says a man charged in a deadly hit-and-run was released from the Mecklenburg County jail before agents filed a detainer.
WFMY News2

Inmate found dead in holding cell at Mecklenburg County jail

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate at the detention center. MCSO said 51-year old Michael Daniel Mangan, a resident housed at Detention ...
Raleigh News & Observer

Mecklenburg’s jail ‘crisis’ is self-inflicted | Opinion

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Despite the region’s growth, Mecklenburg actually has less jail capacity than it did a ...