Troubled juvenile detention center shuts down immediately
…City officials have said in recent months said that most of the problems have been fixed and the rest were being addressed….there are some management and operational issues and some work culture...
View ArticleRichmond closes juvenile detention facility
…In an interview before Thursday’s City Council budget meeting, Marshall said new allegations convinced officials that they had to “close the thing down and start over.”….”We looked more closely and...
View ArticleSecond audit request this week targets juvenile center
….interim justice services director asked Tuesday for an extensive review of the shuttered juvenile detention center’s operations and spending….made on behalf of the entire city administration….City...
View ArticleJail deaths Death rate at Richmond jail far outpaces national average
The death rate for inmates of the Richmond City Jail over the past dozen years has been far above the national average for facilities of its size, raising the question of whether any of the deaths...
View ArticleNo charges to be filed in detention center investigation
The Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, asked more than five months ago to investigate whether training records at the city’s now-shuttered juvenile detention center were forged, said last week...
View ArticleCouncil will consider new position to manage jail population
Richmond’s City Council will consider at its formal meeting next week whether to hire a criminal-justice planner tasked with helping reduce the city jail’s population through programs aimed at...
View ArticleWill new city jail already be overcrowded when it opens?
The new facility will have 1,032 beds with an additional 114 special beds. But 1,365 people are housed in the current jail. Link
View ArticleSheriff Tells Sock Advocates: Stuff It!
The Richmond City Sheriff’s Office is happy to accept and distribute donations, Baldwin says, but resents the implication that there are hundreds of sockless inmates shuffling around the cold floors of...
View ArticleCity hires new head of problem-plagued juvenile justice center
The center will find out if it gets its license back at the June meeting of the state board. Link
View ArticleCity says report will guide reopening of juvenile center
The report by City Auditor Umesh Dalal’s office lays out 26 recommendations that include developing more comprehensive truancy programs, improving communications with court officials, keeping better...
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