‘He lied to us.’ Meck County sheriff critical of NC chief jail inspector
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office is addressing concerns over jail inspector fairness.
A news conference held by Sheriff Garry McFadden will address those issues at 9 a.m. on Wednesday at the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.
McFadden said they are concerned with the lack of ‘fundamental fairness in processes employed by the Office of the North Carolina Jail Inspector.’
“Pursuant to North Carolina Administrative Code 10A NCAC 14J.1300, the Jail Inspector is required to inspect and enforce all standards for jail (detention center) safety throughout the state, the sheriff said in a written release Wednesday. “Inspections are to take place at every detention center at least twice per year and more frequently as necessary (for example, when there is an incident of concern at a particular detention center such as an in-custody death).”
McFadden said they met with Chief Jail Inspector Chris Wood and addressed discrepancies and deficiencies that McFadden defines as neither fair nor accurate.
“He lied to us,” McFadden said regarding a recent discussion his department had with the chief’s office after an unusually large amount of files was requested by the chief’s department from Mecklenburg County. The chief’s office is a subdivision of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
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