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Mecklenburg officials outline plan to bring federal inmates from other states
Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden joined federal law enforcement officials at an Oct. 16 news conference about relocating federal inmates to the county. The officials said the transfer would bring inmates currently held in other states to Mecklenburg County.
Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden met with U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson and Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Chris Edge on Friday, Oct. 16, to discuss plans to relocate federal inmates from other states to Mecklenburg County.
The news conference began at 1:30 p.m. The officials discussed the planned transfer, which would move inmates currently housed elsewhere into the county. The publicly provided details did not specify how many inmates would be relocated, when the transfers would happen or where they would be held.
The relocation could affect local detention operations, but the information released about the discussion did not describe what role county facilities would play or how the arrangement would be managed.