There’s disagreement on how to proceed. Sheriff Garry McFadden shut it down in 2022 so he could move staff to the adult jail.

I tried to lease. I tried to buy. I tried to offer incentives for them to do it,” said William Lassiter, Deputy Secretary of ...

The decision could force changes for all children and teenagers held at North Carolina’s largest juvenile detention center.

Members include local experts and advocates from the juvenile legal system. They’re meant to bring a community perspective to ...