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Defendants can only get a new bond hearing after “a change in circumstances.” Said the city’s public defender: “If COVID-19 isn’t a change in circumstances, I don’t know what is.”
No inmates from Chesapeake have tested positive, Sheriff Jim O'Sullivan said. But in case they do, he's getting a vacant building behind the jail ready to house them.
Chesapeake Sheriff Jim O’Sullivan has asked the state Board of Corrections for permission to use the building, which is currently vacant, to isolate sick inmates from the general population. The board is scheduled to vote on the request Friday.
Departments in Hampton Roads are trying to handle as many minor calls as they can by phone or online. Limiting human contact, while necessary, makes parts of the job harder.