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Mecklenburg County jail will get new health care provider after contract ends early
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPeople jailed at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center will get their health care from a new...
Mecklenburg criminal justice leaders support more NC judge control over setting bond
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn March the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department arrested Akingbiwaju Opadele, a Fort Mill...
‘Do we value freedom?’ Getting out of jail in Charlotte is taking longer.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSome Mecklenburg County inmates spent extra time behind bars after being approved for release,...
Inmate at Mecklenburg County jail dies: Sheriff
WJZY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — An inmate at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center died Wednesday afternoon, according to the sheriff’s office....
‘He lied to us.’ Meck County sheriff critical of NC chief jail inspector
WJZY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office is addressing concerns...
Former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools teacher charged with sex crimes with student
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA 33-year-old former high school English teacher faces charges of indecent liberties and sexual...
A Charlotte woman was stabbed 133 times. Now, a suspect in her death is being released.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOne of the accused killers in the murder of a Charlotte woman in 2020 has been released from...
Man accused of raping woman in south Charlotte home remains in jail
WJZY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A 32-year-old Charlotte man accused of raping a woman in her...
Passenger charged in Charlotte bus shootout released from jail on reduced bond
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA man who got into a shootout with a CATS bus driver in May was released from the Mecklenburg County...
Mecklenburg sheriff faces another lawsuit over inmate’s death, supervision at jail
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA new lawsuit against Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden and health care provider Wellpath...