Mecklenburg County Jail-North, NC

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The Mecklenburg County Jail is in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Mecklenburg County Jail is also known as the Mecklenburg County Jail North. The facility is operated and managed by the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department. 

The Anoka County Jail can hold up to 1,904 inmates at a given time. Majority of inmates do not stay very long, if at all in the jail. The facility offers the following: 

•    Two Medical Clinics
•    Weekend Intake Processing Center
•    Conference Center

The mission of the Mecklenburg County jail is to provide the inmates with all the tools they need while also being cost-effective. 

The jail operates in a manner that exceeds national and state standards. 

How to Find Someone in Mecklenburg County Jail-North

The Mecklenburg County Jail is operated and managed by the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department. The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department is the agency responsible for keeping and maintaining an up to date database of all current inmates.

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department has their jail roster with their current arrests available to the general public. You can find this database on the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department official website.

You can search the database by the following information:

• First Name
• Last Name
• PID
• JID
• Prisoner Type

When you do a successful inmate search, you will see the following information:

• Inmate’s Name
• Mugshots
• Arrest Number
• PID
• JID
• Date of Birth
• Race
• Sex
• Height
• Weight
• Address
• Alias
• Housing
• Status
• Committed
• Released
• Charges

Sending a Mail/Care Package

Inmates in the Mecklenburg County Jail can receive written letters from their family and friends. These letters will be checked by jail staff upon arrival for safety issues. After the staff examines all the mail, they will pass them out to the correct inmates. 

When sending items to the prison along with your letters, there are a lot of things you should refrain from sending. Such as the following: 

•    Glitter
•    Stamps
•    Plastic
•    Confetti
•    Metal
•    Ribbons
•    String
•    Gang Related Items
•    Polaroids
•    Lipstick/Lip Gloss/Chapstick
•    Perfume
•    Writing Paper
•    Pens
•    Pencil
•    Envelopes
•    Music Cards
•    No photographs larger than 5×7”

Inmates in the Mecklenburg County Jail can also receive books, magazines, and newspapers. The books, magazines, and newspapers will need to be delivered directly to the prison from the bookstore or publisher. All incoming books will be required to be paperback. All hardcover books are prohibited. If a hardcover book is sent, it will be sent back to the sender. Keep in mind that all books will need to be new too. Used books are not permitted. 

The mailing address for inmates in the Mecklenburg County Jail is: 

(Inmate's name as it appears on their wristband and PID)
P.O. Box 34429
Charlotte, N.C. 28234-4429

Sending Money

Inmates in the Mecklenburg County Jail will need funds to purchase items from the commissary. If you would like to fund an inmate’s account, you can send a cashier’s check or a money order to directly to the Mecklenburg County Jail. You will need to make the money payable to the inmate. You will need to make sure that the inmate’s PID number and date of birth are also on the item. 

You can either drop the money orders or cashier’s checks off at the jail or you can mail them to the jail at the following address: 

Mecklenburg County Jail
Post Office Box 31427
Charlotte, NC 28231-1427

If you choose to mail the money order or checks, you will need to ensure you have a return address on the envelope. And it will take a few days for the money orders to be deposited into the inmate’s bank account.

Visitation

Inmates in the Mecklenburg County Jail can receive visitors. Keep in mind that all visitors under the age of 18 will are permitted to visit, but they will need to be accompanied by their legal guardian. All visitors will be required to present either their driver’s license, state identification card, or their United States Passport, before being permitted to visit.

Remember, all your personal belongings will be required to stay in your car. No personal belongings will be permitted to be in the visitation area.

Inmates in the Mecklenburg County Jail will receive two free 25-minute on-site visitation a week. All visits will be video visits. You will need to schedule your visit. You can do so here.

You can have more visits, but there will be fees associated with them. The fees are the following:

• $5 per 10 minutes
• $12.50 for 25 minutes

How Often Can I Visit?

Inmates in the Mecklenburg County Jail are permitted to have two free 25-minute on-site visits a week. However, they can have more visits. There will be a fee. You can find the fee schedule above.

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