Despite the region’s growth, Mecklenburg actually has less jail capacity than it did a decade ago, even as counties across ...

Mecklenburg County has launched the region’s first program designed to stop the dangerous revolving door for people with ...

Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden warns that Iryna's Law will cause dangerous jail overcrowding without additional ...

Mecklenburg County prepares for criminal justice impact of Iryna's Law, with officials voicing concerns over staffing and resources.

Lawmakers in Raleigh never reached out to him, the sheriff said, even though the bill affects his jail greatly.

A man accused of stabbing a Charlotte light rail passenger over the weekend appeared in court Monday morning, where a judge ...

Local leaders say they are mostly prepared for Iryna’s Law, which takes effect Monday. House Bill 307 was passed in response to the August killing of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light rail system, ...

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office is actively hiring. Join an agency that provides a deep commitment to service and ...

Garry McFadden, a charismatic and opinionated detective-turned-TV personality, was elected sheriff of North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County years ago after promising that he’d limit the jail’s ...

The Department of Homeland Security has identified the suspect in the latest Charlotte, North Carolina, train stabbing as ...

New federal data brings more evidence that immigration enforcement agents are not primarily targeting people with violent criminal records.