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Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office apologizes to a murder victim’s family after they were outraged when they saw the alleged killer featured in videos promoting the detention center’s new music program and recording studio.

Original Story (Posted: June 3, 2025)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Inside the Mecklenburg County Detention Center, a new music studio is giving inmates a way to express themselves while serving time. The state-of-the-art facility is part of a new program at the detention center. Program coordinator Dorian Johnson says, “Our studio is Studio Why. It’s the who, what, when, where, why and how of you.”

The program is called “Rhythm & Reflection: A journey to reformation.” Johnson says the goal is to encourage to inmates to explore their past, confront guilt and trauma and

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