Mecklenburg has been without a juvenile detention center since 2022, when Sheriff Garry McFadden closed what was known as ...

Advocates have pushed for the detention center to reopen since it closed in 2022, but staffing challenges remain the main barrier.

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 ...

It’s been one month since a new North Carolina law requiring sheriffs to work more closely with Immigration and Customs Enforcement went into effect, and the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office is ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. North Carolina never stops talking about growth. We redraw school maps, argue over new ...