Facilities · Jail
Mecklenburg County Jail Central
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina · capacity 1,904
Also reported as Charlotte jail; Detention Center – Central; Jail Central; Mecklenburg County Detention Center; Mecklenburg County Detention Center – Central; Mecklenburg County Detention Center-Central; and others.
22 deaths are recorded here, from 1913 to 2026; all by name.
- undetermined 12
- suicide 5
- overdose 3
- accident 1
- lynching 1
The people
- Todd Williams August 3, 2026
- Domonique Chisholm August 2026
- Ja’Lan Riddick June 6, 2026
- Miguel Gonzalez-Rasalas August 6, 2025
- Renny Mobley March 27, 2024
- George Benfield January 20, 2024
- Elijah Kelly December 14, 2023
- Bryon Miller January 18, 2023
- Russell Fincham July 6, 2022
- Tommy Hucks June 11, 2022
- Derrick Geter May 5, 2022
- William Rhinesmith April 19, 2022
- Francine Laney March 2, 2022
- John Devin Haley May 22, 2021
- Karon Golightly May 14, 2021
- DJ November 21, 2020
- Michael Daniel Mangan July 12, 2020
- Willie Frank Burks March 18, 2020
- Michael Trent April 2, 2019
- Jerome Thompson July 12, 2018
- Lavarchio Allen July 5, 2018
- Joe McNeeley August 26, 1913
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.