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Sheriff's Office
Jail Programs
Jail Records Section: This section is responsible to develop and maintain jail and inmate records such as Criminal History Record Information, Correctional Status Information and Conviction Data. They are also responsible for examining court documents, preparing sentence computation and correspondence with other institutions. This section disseminates only that information that is necessary and public based upon current legal authorities. The Jail Records Clerk Supervisor is responsible to ensure that information is purged and stored and/or destroyed in accordance with legislative requirements. They maintain and control custody of inmate money housed in the records section and prepare financial reports related to inmates' accounts. Records personnel prepare court dockets and notify appropriate personnel for transportation of inmates to the appropriate court. This section also manages the collection of co-payment fees and the notification of the inmates of the seizure of funds for this collection. This section is currently staffed by three jail records clerks (deputies) assigned to the daylight shift and one clerk assigned to the 3-11 shift. They are supervised by the jail records clerk supervisor (sergeant) who is also assigned to the daylight shift.
Transportation Section: The jail's transportation section is responsible for the transportation needs of approximately 18,000 inmates or other persons remanded to the custody of the Roanoke City Sheriff's Office each year. They also travel about 130,000 miles each year conducting these transports by both land and air. These transports include medical appointments, transportation between penal institutions, funeral attendance, court appearances, extradition of fugitives, warrant service, service of temporary mental health detention orders (TDO's) and emergency custody orders (ECO's) and travel between mental hospitals and other psychiatric facilities. There are currently six deputies assigned to this section who work a day/evening swing shift. They are supervised by the transportation supervisor who holds the rank of sergeant and works a daylight shift.
Food Services Section: The goal of the food services section is to provide meals for all inmates which are nutritionally adequate, palatable and attractive, and produced under sanitary conditions at a reasonable cost. The Roanoke City Jail's food services staff prepares approximately 2,000+ meals per day. The jail's food service equipment meets the established safety and protection standards and requirements as established by the State Board of Health for the rules and regulations governing restaurants and the requirements of the Virginia Department of Corrections, American Correctional Association and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. If at any time an inmate develops a medical or dental condition that has special dietary requirements in the opinion of the jail's medical staff, provisions are made for either supplemental food or special preparation. The jail's food services staff is comprised of four full time civilian cooks who are supervised by a food services supervisor who is also a civilian. The food services staff is supplemented by inmate workers who assist in meal preparation, serving, delivery of meals to the housing areas and general cleaning.
Inmate Commissary: The purpose of the jail's commissary or "canteen" is to give inmates the opportunity to purchase various items or amenities which are not provided by the jail. These items help to break the inevitable monotony of institutional diet and regime and provide a few of life's simple pleasures to those confined. Although the commissary products are highly desired by the inmate population, the commissary does not sell foods intended to compete with the institutional food services program. Some of the items available on the inmate commissary are: personal hygiene products, over-the-counter medications, stationary, playing cards and snacks (candy bars, crackers, popcorn, etc.). An offender's money is inventoried upon incarceration and an account is established for them. Deposits are made as money arrives for the inmates and canteen purchases are deducted from their accounts. Inmates are not permitted to keep money in their possession. |
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