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It’s apparently the first time this many inmates have been moved back to city jails because of a shortage. The regional jail’s board chair said staffing has never been this low.
Christopher Walz's replacement will be the seventh person to run the jail since 2016. His departure comes as the facility begins a major overhaul under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.
When Stephanie Morales was young, her parents found books including people who looked like her. Her own book is about her journey to becoming a lawyer.
Advocates say “Fishback” inmates were sentenced more harshly because jurors wrongly believed they would have a chance at parole. Eight have gotten parole since a new law took effect.
Since 2010, Nischelle Buffalow, her family and friends have been serving a giant community Thanksgiving meal for those in need in Chesapeake. This year, volunteers were on track to serve 1,100 to 1,300 people in a pandemic-friendly event.
Edmund Hoyt is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the January shooting death of 42-year-old Kelvin White. A Chesapeake judge ruled Friday the case can move forward.
Then City Manager Lydia Pettis Patton removed Greene from her position on Sept. 4, a few weeks after the police chief announced felony charges against state Sen. Louise Lucas in the defacing of the city's Confederate monument.
Vicky Dixon said the "nightmare" of mistaken identity started when she was getting fingerprinted for a new job. A judge threw out the charges this week.