From The Virginian-Pilot:
The state agency that oversees jails wants to shut down Hampton Roads Regional Jail, where 53 people have died since 2008.
The jail has shown “an egregious lack of concern for the health and safety of all who enter” and is “a significant public safety threat to inmates and correctional officers,” according to a report from the Jail Review Committee, which reports to the Board of Local and Regional Jails.
The committee summarized its preliminary findings and recommended penalties in a 23-page letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Virginian-Pilot. The April 22 letter is addressed to the regional jail’s interim superintendent, Jeff Vergakis. It investigated three deaths of people in the jail’s custody, one from 2018 and two from 2019. Continue reading >>>
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