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“We’re not just housing people,” Mecklenburg County Jail hosts dinner to reduce stigma around inmates
On Thursday, July 24, more than 30 members of Charlotte Foodies ate dinner with inmates in what's being called the ...
Mecklenburg County aims to shift perceptions with ‘Incarcerated Dinner’
CHARLOTTE — The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office hosted its first-ever “Incarcerated Dinner” on Thursday, bringing ...
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Mecklenburg Jail Cuts Back AC to 45% During Extreme Heat Wave
As temperatures soar past 100 degrees in Charlotte, the Mecklenburg County Detention Center plans to cut its cooling system ...
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Henry Gorham Jr., who fought decades for parole, dies at Greensville prison
Gorham’s advocates say he should have been released in 2021 after three of five parole board judges voted to grant his parole ...
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Saxe man receives 40 years in prison for murder, woundings
Kavonte Jakyle Drequan Gayles of Saxe will spend the next 40 years in prison after he was sentenced Friday for the June 2023 murder of Xavier Terry and the malicious wounding of Tramechia Alexander ...