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Sarah Ganoe had been at the facility since May 21, 2021, after being transferred from the jail in Newport News.

A major regional jail in Hampton Roads will soon be shut down — and could be converted to become a new Portsmouth City Jail — according to an email from the Portsmouth sheriff to city council members.

Jorge Morales-Riley, who was in custody following his arrest for second-degree murder, died on Saturday after suffering complications during a surgery related to a past gunshot wound.

Wellpath, which provides medical care to inmates, has opened a community care center in which former inmates can get follow up medication and counseling.

Virginia agency wants to shut down troubled regional jail Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Tuesday, April 27, 2021 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) - The state agency that oversees jails in Virginia is calling for the closure of a regional jail where 53 people have died since 2008, according to a published report. The Virginian-Pilot reported Tuesday that the Jail Review Committee found that the Hampton Roads Regional Jail has shown “an egregious lack of concern for the health and safety of all wh...