Facilities · Jail
Union County Jail
Monroe, Union County, North Carolina · capacity 264
Also reported as Union County Detention Center; jail at Monroe.
8 deaths are recorded here, from 1885 to 2025; 7 by name.
- lynching 3
- suicide 2
- undetermined 2
- overdose 1
The people
- Paul R. Metcalf November 6, 2025
- Byron Leach October 9, 2025
- George Faircloth August 23, 2025
- Name not reported February 11, 2022
- Dustin Medlin July 29, 2018
- John Osborne July 2, 1903
- Lee Slater March 11, 1885
- Lee Statten March 4, 1885
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.