MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Mecklenburg County's Sheriff said state leaders want him to recruit, hire and train the employees needed to reopen the county's juvenile detention center.

Jail North closed in 2022 because of COVID-related staffing restrictions.

Sheriff Garry McFadden thinks it's an unrealistic ask. The sheriff said he would need to hire nearly 100 detention officers, along with 20 to 25 support staff members, to be able to open and operate Jail North. The request comes at a time when the sheriff's office is already having a hard time recruiting.

It's been about three years since Jail North was operational. State leaders want to reopen their doors, as North Carolina faces a shortage of bed space at juvenile detention centers.

It's an ask that Charlotte City

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