A bomb threat temporarily disrupted Mecklenburg County jail operations, including a delay in courthouse transfers.

A Mecklenburg County detention officer has been arrested for larceny, according to the sheriff's office. The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office said they opened an investigation after reports ...

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office says there’s been a notable rise in suicide attempts at the jail. So far, 15 attempts have been reported this year. The sheriff’s office says in all ...

Detention Officer Chandler Craig was fired by the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office for assaulting a handcuffed inmate after a verbal dispute on Sept. 13. Charlotte Observer staff photo The ...

CHARLOTTE — The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to pay $550,000 to the family of a teenager who died by suicide in the county’s juvenile jail, which has since been closed.

A federal lawsuit accuses the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office of ”deliberate indifference” in the death of a jail inmate three years ago and a pattern of such indifference that’s gone ...

CHARLOTTE — The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that it is changing its “Use of Force” policy and is removing the use of tear gas from that policy. >> Prisons and ...

A Mecklenburg County Jail officer’s termination ... for simple assault for both individuals, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Detention Officer Ellis Chambers and James McIllwaine, 29 ...