PORTSMOUTH, Va. — After 25 years, the Hampton Roads Regional Jail (HRRJ) that five local cities once relied on is set to close by April 1, 2024. In 1998, leaders of Hampton, Newport News ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The regional jail that has served five cities for 25 years has officially closed. Staffing challenges and decreased inmate population are the reasons behind the Hampton Roads ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – The Portsmouth jail is now empty. Over 150 men and women Portsmouth inmates are now at the former Hampton Roads Regional Jail, Portsmouth Sheriff Michael Moore confirmed.

PORTSMOUTH — A major regional jail in Hampton Roads will soon be shut down ... At 385,000 square feet, it was Virginia’s third largest jail. The regional jail was designed to help city ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — When the Hampton Roads Regional Jail officially closed on Monday, it opened the door for some new opportunities in Portsmouth. Portsmouth's city jail sits on Crawford Street.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Conditions at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth are in violation inmates’ basic constitutional rights and protections under the Americans with Disabilities ...

The Hampton Roads Regional Jail Authority — made up of ... At 385,000 square feet on Elmhurst Lane in Portsmouth, it was at the time Virginia’s third largest jail. The $66 million facility ...

Inmates died nearly nine times more often in custody at Hampton Roads Regional Jail than at other local or regional jails in Virginia during ... been locked up at the Portsmouth-based jail have ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - An investigation is underway after an inmate at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail was killed. On March 24 around 4:45 p.m., officials said a warrant was served by Hampton Roads ...

A Hampton Roads Regional Jail inmate forced his way into a dental examination room earlier this year and stabbed another inmate in the head with dental equipment, according to Portsmouth Sheriff ...

The Virginia State Police are investigating ... She visited him weekly until he was transferred to Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth. After that, they exchanged letters once or twice ...