Mecklenburg County Jail-Central

Detention Center Central is a direct supervision facility which opened for occupancy in February 1997. The building combines an arrest processing center and a pre-trial detention facility. It also houses a full service medical component, which includes an infirmary, centralized property storage, administrative services and various support services. FEATURES Total Capacity: 1,904 707,500 sf Total Cost: $142,300,000 Two 50 bed dormitory units, for housing male weekender residents One 16 bed dormitory unit, for housing female weekender residents Twelve 56 bed dry cell general housing units Two 28 bed dry cell housing units Nine 48 bed wet cell Classification and special housing units Five 54 bed wet cell special housing units Five 46 bed wet cell high security housing units One 63 bed dormitory unit for Classification and Mass Arrest One 71 bed dormitory unit for medical/mental health purpose One 18 bed medical infirmary Outdoor exercise areas in each housing unit Weekender intake processing center Two medical clinics Conference center