Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office

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.

A collaboration between the sheriff's office in Charlotte and master gardeners provides opportunities for inmates to learn about horticulture and develop marketable skills for life after release.

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.

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…

Mecklenburg County deputy sheriffs arrested 43 people Thursday at an aid station in front of the Mecklenburg County jail -- a few hours after the sheriff…

Mecklenburg County Deputy Sheriff Minique Jackson has been fired from her position after she was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon…

The North Carolina House of Representatives could vote on legislation requiring the state's sheriffs to further cooperate with federal immigration…

Sheriff Garry McFadden is planning a job fair for inmates in the Mecklenburg County Detention Center as a way to prepare them for re-entry into the…

After more than two years under a controversial video-only visitation policy, in-person visitations have been fully restored at the Mecklenburg County…

Marking his first act as Mecklenburg County sheriff in early December, Garry McFadden ended his office’s participation in the controversial 287(g) program…