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Portsmouth expects to close on the purchase of the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in September. But after a fire at the city jail displaced inmates and staff, the city's working to secure a temporary lease agreement that will allow it to continue to house inmates at the facility before then.
The City of Portsmouth could get the keys to the facility as soon as July, and when that happens, the city does not have to worry about a new roof.
Authority board chairman Bob Geis wrote in part, "We know this may be unsettling news, but it is necessary given the current and prospective inmate population."
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A member of the commission said a state delegate recently sent him a copy of the hard drive from the laptop allegedly found in the gunman’s condo.
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A member of the commission said a state delegate recently sent him a copy of the hard drive from the laptop allegedly found in the gunman’s condo.