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Three officers at the Mecklenburg County jail were assaulted by an inmate who they were trying to move to a disciplinary unit away from the general population, the sheriff's office said.
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Six jail employees have been fired this year after being accused of crimes, and a report from The Charlotte Observer alleges staff violations in the deaths of two inmates. However, commissioners say the incidents prove the sheriff's commitment to accountability.
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The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office fired a jail officer accused of engaging in a sex act with an inmate and giving a tobacco product to a second one. She faces criminal charges. The officer's firing is the third at the sheriff's office to make news in recent weeks.
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A Mecklenburg County jailer has been arrested and charged with multiple sex crimes and fired from his job. Charlotte police say the survivor was in custody at the jail when the alleged assaults took place.
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Authorities say an inmate at a Charlotte jail has been found unconscious and declared dead. It's the second time in a week someone has died at the Mecklenburg County jail.
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The sheriff's office says most are asymptomatic, though a few have mild symptoms. The prisoners are isolated and being monitored by health care personnel.
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A Mecklenburg County detention officer has been fired and arrested on charges of felony assault of an inmate at the county jail. Officer Darryl Shavers…
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The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office says a 51-year-old man died in custody at the uptown Charlotte jail early Sunday morning. Michael Daniel Mangan…
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A coalition of community activists and attorneys held a protest Friday to demand the release of certain inmates and an end to arrests by Charlotte police…
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An inmate in Charlotte was found unresponsive in his cell before being pronounced dead, according to Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden.Willie…