Mecklenburg County Detention Center North
Mecklenburg County Detention Center North
County Detention Center / Adult Housing Facility - reopened September 2026Mailing Address
Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, NC
[Resident Full Name] — [PID Number]
P.O. Box 247
Phoenix, MD 21131
[Resident Full Name] — [PID Number]
P.O. Box 247
Phoenix, MD 21131
Physical Address
5235 Spector Drive, Charlotte, NC 28269
Phone
Governing Agency
Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office
Inmate ID
PID Number — Required
Last Verified
September 27, 2026
Facility Mailing and Service Information
Use Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, NC, resident full name and PID number, P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131.
Source: Official sourceLast verified: September 27, 2026
Follow MCSO/TextBehind photograph restrictions; Polaroids and prohibited sexual/contraband-related images are not accepted.
Source: Official sourceLast verified: September 27, 2026
Publications follow separate MCSO publisher/bookstore rules and should not be sent to the Phoenix personal-mail address.
Source: Official sourceLast verified: September 27, 2026
Do not send inmate funds to the Phoenix personal-mail address. Use MCSO's separate resident trust procedures.
Source: Official sourceLast verified: September 27, 2026
Verify the resident's current assigned facility and current visitation schedule before traveling because North only recently resumed adult housing.
Source: Official sourceLast verified: September 27, 2026
How to Address Your Letter
Mecklenburg County Detention Center North reopened for adult resident housing in September 2026. Personal mail is not addressed to Spector Drive. MCSO's system-wide personal-mail address is Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, NC, resident full name and PID number, P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131.
About Mecklenburg County Detention Center North
Mecklenburg County Detention Center North at 5235 Spector Drive reopened for adult housing in September 2026 to relieve overcrowding at Detention Center Central.