MSN: Mecklenburg County jail staff waited 35 minutes to attempt life-saving measures on unresponsive inmate, lawsuit alleges

Mecklenburg County jail staff waited 35 minutes to attempt life-saving measures on unresponsive inmate, lawsuit alleges

The Herald SC: Charlotte man dies after medical emergency at Mecklenburg jail, sheriff says

WCNC on MSN: Mecklenburg sheriff pushes back on claims of inmates sleeping on jail floors

Mecklenburg sheriff pushes back on claims of inmates sleeping on jail floors

MSN: Inmate's estate says he hoarded medicine in Charlotte jail, died from overdose

Inmate's estate says he hoarded medicine in Charlotte jail, died from overdose

Inmates with medical conditions in the Mecklenburg County jail have reported that they're forced to sleep on the floor, among other issues.

The inmate was identified as 42-year-old Jason Hicks and he was being at Detention Center-Central on East Fourth Street in uptown Charlotte, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Melissa Melvin ...

The sheriff's office denied claims of poor living conditions at the county jail, saying inmates aren't being forced to sleep on the floor.

A 71-year-old man with "serious chronic medical conditions" died at the Mecklenburg County jail from a drug overdose after staff failed to check on him as the law requires, according to a lawsuit ...

Origin: Nicknamed the Queen City, Charlotte and its resident county are named for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a German princess and the queen consort of British King George III during the time of the city's founding.