2 Virginia sheriffs to pull inmates out of troubled jail wtvr.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wtvr.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
This comes after four inmates died in the month of February at the facility, of which three died for various health reasons. However, inmate health has long been an issue since before the pandemic began.
In 2018, the Department of Justice concluded a years-long investigation that found that there was reasonable cause to believe that the jail failed to provide constitutionally adequate medical and mental health care to prisoners.
Less than a year ago in August 2020, the DOJ and the jail reached an agreement to provide better medical and mental health care for inmates. Part of the agreement includes increased staffing, providing better medical screening and creating specialized mental health housing for inmates, and more.
The unprecedented move would leave the jail, struggling with low staffing and other problems, without inmates from three of the five cities that pay to house people there.
Norfolk, Chesapeake sheriffs plan to pull all their inmates from Hampton Roads Regional Jail pilotonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pilotonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In a letter this week, a copy of which was obtained by The Virginian-Pilot, the American Correctional Association said its accreditation commission met earlier this month and decided to revoke its backing of the jail.