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Mecklenburg County plans to reopen Jail North amid overcrowding crisis at detention center
The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office plans to reopen the jail in north Charlotte due to "historic overcrowding" in the Uptown facility.
Inmates with medical conditions in the Mecklenburg County jail have reported that they're forced to sleep on the floor, among other issues.
As of Monday, May 18, the Mecklenburg County Jail housed 2,084 inmates, well over the number the jail was built for, which is about 1,700.
The Mecklenburg Sheriff's Office said this week it will reopen the former juvenile jail to alleviate overcrowding at the uptown county jail.
Cramped cells, thin cots and rising tempers are turning the Mecklenburg County Detention Center into a pressure cooker, according to people inside the uptown Charlotte jail. Inmates say conditions ...
Nearly 300 inmates sleeping in overflow areas as Mecklenburg jail exceeds capacity.
WBTV on MSN: Mecklenburg County to reopen juvenile detention center that closed in 2022
WBTV on MSN: Mecklenburg County Detention Center North expected to reopen in August: What we know
Mecklenburg County Detention Center North expected to reopen in August: What we know
Charlotte Observer on MSN: No money in new Mecklenburg budget to reopen Jail North. What happens next?
No money in new Mecklenburg budget to reopen Jail North. What happens next?
Jail North closed in 2022 due to lack of deputies to run the facility.
Queen City Nerve: Plans to Open ‘Jail North’ Highlight Strain at Uptown Detention Center
Charlotte Observer on MSN: Inmates, sheriff say Charlotte's jail has been overcrowded by ‘Iryna's Law'
