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juvenile detainees
Coverage of juvenile detainees in the Nexus archive.
- Dispute over where Mecklenburg County’s juvenile detainees should be housed puts millions at stake
Mecklenburg County leaders are seeking state funding to renovate and reopen the former Jail North facility for juvenile detainees, amid a dispute over the future of youth offender housing. Sheriff Garry McFadden is involved in the debate as the facility's partial reopening is prepared.