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From YouTube: Sheriff's Office Update - BOS Meeting - May 25, 2023
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Sheriff Karl Leonard provided the Board of Supervisors an update on accomplishments, operations and planned initiatives
A
B
Okay,
so
again,
thank
you,
Julia
for
everything
you
do.
She
was
the
very
first
person
we
brought
on
to
do
this
role
that
we
thought
was
a
necessity
we
are
recruiting
anybody
wants
to
volunteer.
We
will
we're
happy
to
take
your
application
as
I
get
into
my
presentation.
I
do
have
a
photo
of
our
Monument
up
here
in
Memorial
to
the
three
Deputy
sheriffs
who've
lost
their
life
in
the
line
of
duty.
We
are
concluding
a
law
enforcement
memorial
week.
B
We
just
finished
that
this
past
weekend
and
I
think
it's
always
important
to
just
remember.
Those
who've
lost
their
life
in
service
of
this
County
three
deputies
here
and
then
four
officers
on
their
Monument,
which
is
just
adjacent
to
this
as
I
start
I,
just
want
to
remind
everybody
what
our
commitment
is
our
pledge
and
our
DNA
in
the
Sheriff's
Office,
and
that
is
a
duty
to
serve,
but
a
passion
to
do
with
dignity
and
respect.
B
That
is
not
only
in
all
our
vehicles,
it's
plastered
all
over
our
facilities
and
every
office
in
the
jail,
because
it
truly
is
in
our
DNA
and
that's
how
we
approach
everything
we
do
in
our
job
that
we're
going
to
treat
everybody
with
dignity,
respect,
regardless
of
who
you
are
so
it's
customers
that
come
into
the
courthouse.
It's
inmates
in
the
jail.
It's
anybody
we
deal
with
in
the
community
will
always
see
us
with
our
front
foot
forward
and
delivering
dignity
and
respect.
B
In
Corrections,
when
we
talk
about
Chester,
County
Jail
we're
an
interesting
point:
Point
we've
never
been
at
and
I
think
in
the
history
of
having
Riverside
Regional
Jail,
which
is
probably
26
years.
Now
we
are
reaching
a
point
of
equilibrium.
What
I
mean
by
that
is
we're
having
as
many
inmates
in
our
facility
as
we
have
in
Riverside
we're
about
340
a
piece
between
the
two
facilities
which
is
very
new
to
us.
B
B
B
One
of
the
reasons
we
have
lower
population
at
both
jails
is
our
outer
compliance.
I
know
Dr
Miller,
you
weren't
here
when
we
were
having
the
issues
without
a
compliant
inmates,
meaning
inmates
that
should
have
been
in
a
state
prison
system
and
not
in
a
local
jail
I
think
at
the
highest.
We
probably
had
close
to
300
inmates
in
both
facilities
added
up
that
taxpayers
in
Chesterfield
were
paying
for
that,
we
shouldn't
have
been.
They
should
have
been
in
prison
system.
B
We
fought
a
hard
fight
with
that
and
the
doc
took
a
different
stance
a
couple
years
ago
and
has
really
picked
up
all
their
state
responsible
inmates.
I
think
today,
between
both
facilities
were
around
14.
compared
to
almost
300
a
couple
years
ago.
That's
a
great
cost
savings
and
I
will
say
today:
Riverside's
total
population
with
all
jurisdictions
participating
is
950.
B
B
Now
what's
interesting,
is
we've
seen
a
marked
increase
in
a
number
of
inmates
being
or
people
being
brought
into
the
jail
arrested
on
charges
and
becoming
custodial
inmates
of
ours?
This
started
right
after
covid
we
started
seeing
the
uptick.
We
anticipate
almost
11
000
people
coming
through
our
jail
this
year.
B
B
We
have
a
couple
reasons
for
that:
I
think
the
implementation
of
the
public
defender's
office
they've
done
a
a
better
job
of
getting
people
out
of
jail
initial
after
initial
arrest.
So
we
have
less
people
there.
Bail
reform
is
a
big
part
of
this,
a
lot
less
people
being
held
on
bail
or
Bond
now
and
I
want
to
take
credit
for
some
of
this
I
think
it's
our
work
with
Rehabilitation
we've
had
a
direct
impact
in
recidivism,
reducing
that
rate
of
recidivism
and
I.
B
Think
that's
why
you
see
the
decline
in
ADP
even
come
before
these
changes
in
public
defender's
office
being
here
and
bail
reform
laws.
This
reduction
of
ADP
started
well
before
those
and
I
do
want
our
office
to
take
some
credit
for
making
a
change
in
people's
lives
and
stopping
that
revolving
door
of
recidivism,
and
we
try
to
break
that
Circle
by
breaking
the
addiction,
someplace
breaking
behaviors
and
other
and
giving
them
the
skills.
The
abilities
to
really
function
in
society
without
having
to
go
back
to
criminal
Behavior.
B
A
I'll
I
guess
I'll
have
to
ask
someone
to
get
to
statistics
on
this,
but
during
this
time
frame
they
also
changed
the
threshold
for
Grand
Larceny
from
200
to
a
thousand
dollars,
which
is
actually
probably
reduced
the
amount
of
felony
charges
and
would
actually
reduce
the
amount
of
people
who
actually
convicted
of
a
felon.
He
would
actually
end
up
getting
jail
time,
so
it's
possible
that
some
of
that
may
have
attributed
to
this
is
that
right.
B
It
could
have
again
all
of
those
would
have
been
a
result
of
the
2020
General
Assembly,
which
would
been
fy21
so
I
think
it
would
have
a
piece
of
that,
but
I
think
the
ADP
has
been
on
a
steady
decline
for
a
while
and
a
lot
of
it
is
not
just
us.
It's
also
diversion
programs
from
the
courts.
Things
like
that
and
but
there's
a
lot
that
impacted.
This
certainly
did.
B
B
The
next
slide
is
with
our
warrants
section:
these
are
the
papers
that
we
have
to
handle
every
day.
As
you
can
see
the
the
numbers
there
have
been
increasing
tremendously.
This
isn't
just
arrest
warrants.
This
is
protective
orders.
This
is
tdos
ecos
things
of
that
nature.
Everything
comes
through
the
warrant
section
gets
processed
and
entered.
We've
had
a
lot
of
help
from
the
board
and
funding
our
additional
positions.
Our
goal
was
to
get
the
24-hour
operations
seven
day
a
week,
we're
getting
there
again.
B
The
importance
of
this
is
the
the
timeliness
of
getting
warrants
entered
into
a
system.
I,
don't
think
the
the
policy
on
getting
it
by
the
state
entered
is
what
is
it
48
hours
48
hours
to
get
a
warrant
entered,
ours
is
less
than
an
hour.
It's
not
fair
to
have
an
officer
anywhere
in
this
country
conduct
a
traffic
stop
and
it
could
be
somebody
who's
wanted
on
a
serious
charge,
but
because
we
have
up
to
40
hours
to
enter
that
paper,
it's
not
in
the
system.
B
It
could
be
a
dangerous
situation,
so
our
personal
goal
is
get
everything
interest
within
an
hour
as
you
can
see
when
that
many
papers
come
in
to
get
them
entered
in
a
timely
fashion.
It
takes
a
lot
of
work
and
we
need
a
staff
to
do
that
and
they're
doing
a
good
job.
Now,
the
the
24-hour
operation
has
really
helped
expect
these
papers
getting
entered
and
also
served.
B
One
of
the
things
we've
seen
a
marked
increase
in
his
extraditions.
This
has
been
a
stark
change.
What
we've
seen
in
the
last
two
years
where
last
year
we
conducted
44
extraditions.
Some
of
these
are
pretty
lengthy.
We
sometimes
drive
as
far
south
as
Florida
far
north
as
Boston
Aviation
isn't
always
available
for
us,
so
we
have
to
do
it
the
old-fashioned
way
by
car
as
you're,
going
to
understand
taking
a
six
hour
eight
hour
ten
hour
trip
with
an
inmate
in
your
car
can
be
problematic
at
best.
B
So
this
is
a
concern
for
us,
the
increase
that
we've
seen
in
these,
because
it
is
a
situation
that
can
turn
dangerous.
Pretty
quick
harp
I
just
want
to
touch
briefly
on
this
harp
is
running
probably
better
than
it
has
run
before
it
continues
to
evolve
on
its
own.
It
looks
nothing
today
like
it
did
seven
years
ago,
when
we
established
it
in
2016..
B
It
is
continuing
to
look
at
Innovative
approaches
to
things
and
how
we
handle
things
and,
in
fact,
I'm
working
with
Dr
Miller.
Now
some
other
things
we're
going
to
look
at,
because
this
problem
has
not
gotten
any
easier.
It's
gotten
worse.
In
the
last
year,
107
000
people
lost
their
life
to
an
overdose
nationally.
That
are
some
of
the
highest
numbers.
We've
seen
and
I
know
they
continue
to
happen
in
the
county,
and
it's
something
that's
still
something.
B
We've
got
to
face
head
on
here
in
Chesterfield,
but
since
harp
you
know
we
don't
want
to
be
one-dimensional.
We
also
don't
want
to
limit
our
ability
to
help
people.
We
started
a
smart
program
almost
two
years
ago.
Now.
Smart
is
our
medically
assisted
treatment.
This
is
suboxone
supplicate,
Vivitrol
and
methadone,
and
if
you
weren't
aware
we
are
actually
administering
methadone
and
our
jail.
Now,
if
you
would
have
told
me
three
years
ago,
that
I
would
be
handing
out
methadone
inside
my
jail,
I
would
have
said.
B
That
will
never
be
the
case,
but
we
now
do
this.
We
do
it
for
several
reasons.
One
there
are
people
that
come
in
and
they're
already
on,
mat,
medically
assisted
treatment
and
the
Department
of
Justice
has
made
it
very
clear
that
if
you're
an
established
protocol,
be
it
supplicate,
Suboxone
methadone,
what
have
you
and
it's
by
a
diagnosed
by
a
physician
and
you're
on
that
prescription?
It
is
a
constitutional
violation
to
stop
administering
that
drug.
So
we
continue
to
do
it.
That's
the
maintenance
part.
B
We
also
use
it
to
help
people
wean
off
of
the
withdrawal
from
opioids
when
they
come
into
our
jail.
You
know
every
day
we
get
new
people
coming
to
the
jail
Dr
Gay
has
to
deal
with
the
withdrawal.
Obviously,
when
you
come
into
jail,
you're
going
to
stop
your
drug
use
and
as
soon
as
you
stop
your
drug
use,
you
start
going
into
the
withdrawal
protocol
for
some
people
that
can
last
three
hours
for
some
people.
It
can
be
three
weeks.
It
could
be
even
longer
everybody's
different.
B
So
there
are
cases
where
we'll
put
you
on
medical
assistance
treatment
just
to
help
you
with
the
withdrawal
part,
and
then
the
last
part
of
is
is
induction,
will
actually
put
you
on
this
protocol.
If
it's
the
best
pathway
for
you
to
recovery,
because
not
everybody
can
do
it
through
just
abstinence.
Now,
smart,
just
like
harp,
it
comes
with
a
big
dose
of
recovery.
It's
not
just
the
drug.
B
You
have
to
participate
in
the
groups,
the
sessions
and
the
behavior
modifications
we're
looking
to
make
in
people
and
then
most
recently
we
just
started
the
Recon
program,
a
rapid
engagement,
Correctional,
Outreach
Navigators.
By
the
way,
this
just
won
a
Naco
award
for
the
initiative.
Here.
What
we
know
is
the
greatest
risk
group
are
people
who
come
to
jail
or
in
less
than
or
in
jail
less
than
48
hours.
B
So
we
can
start
doing
that
Intercept
in
their
addiction
and
try
to
keep
them
from
going
down
the
road
of
further
addiction
and
potential
overdose.
So
that's
been
a
very
good
program
for
us
Recon
and
then
finally,
we
did
establish
our
non-profit.
It's
I
gave
everybody
a
pamphlet
for
harp
RVA.
You
know
one
of
the
I
think
the
biggest
reasons
we
are
so
successful
with
harp.
B
Is
that
really
our
involvement
starts
when
you
get
released
from
the
jail
we
continue
to
have
this
community
outreach
help
people
Post
Release,
and
that's
why
I
think
our
program
is
more
successful
than
most,
because
it
simply
doesn't
end
when
you
leave
our
jail.
This
non-profit
gives
us
the
ability
to
fund
programs
and
other
things
for
people
when
they
get
out
of
the
jail
and
post
release
going
out
to
the
next
C,
our
Courts
Building.
B
Again,
we've
seen
since
covid
the
numbers
pick
up
again,
I'm,
not
sure
if
we're
back
up
to
600
000
a
year
but
I
know
we're
getting
very
close
to
it
again.
Courts
are
very
busy
and
we're
starting
to
see
a
lot
more
than
make
enough
for
covid
the
number
of
Trials
going
on.
We
have
a
three-day
trial
going
on
right
now.
It's
not
uncommon
for
us
to
have
three
jury
trials.
In
the
same
day,
that's
been
a
huge
change,
and
part
of
that
is
again
from
some
of
the
changes
in
the
law
in
2020.
B
Where
juries
were
they
took
away
the
sentencing
option
for
juries,
and
now
juries
can
only
determine
guilt
or
innocence.
More
people
are
opting
for
jury
trials,
as
you
can
imagine,
that's
a
logistical
lift
for
us
to
get
12
people
seated,
you
probably
need
60
people
or
more
is
in
your
pool.
You
get
three
of
those
a
day.
That's
a
lot
of
people
coming
through
the
building
that
have
to
be
fed,
and
you
know
everything
else.
So
those
have
gone
up
tremendously
to
the
jury
trials.
B
I
know
everybody
has
seen
the
mounted
unit.
I
just
want
to
say
that
it
is
not
a
community
outreach
tool,
but
it
seems
to
have
turned
into
a
community
outreach
Tool.
The
reason
for
the
mounting
unit
is
a
very
practical
one
and
it's
a
very
needed
one.
In
the
last
several
years,
we've
seen
a
number
of
incidents
in
our
Courthouse
parking.
Lots
really
increase,
as
you
can
imagine,
when
people
leave
court,
you
know
both
sides
of
the
the
aisle,
the
defendants
and
the
victims.
B
Families
go
out
the
same
door
to
the
same
parking
lot
and
the
number
of
confrontations
we've
seen
in
our
parking
lots.
Really
has
increased
over
the
last
two
years.
As
you
can
see
the
picture
at
the
bottom
left,
we
did
have
deputies
patrolling
our
courts,
parking,
lots
and
cars,
but
when
you're
in
a
car
you're
looking
level
with
other
vehicles,
you
can't
see
anything
past
the
car,
that's
parked
across
from
you.
When
you're
on
the
horse.
You
can
see
clear,
clear
across
the
parking
lot
and
you
can
engage
people.
B
We
have
had
several
incidents
where
the
horses
had
to
respond
to
confrontations
in
our
Courthouse
parking
lot
and
one
at
juvenile
court
where
they
actually
had
to
block
the
roadway
and
stop
a
vehicle
from
leaving,
and
they
did
that
successfully.
So
I
just
want
everybody
to
know
that
the
the
reason
for
the
mounting
unit
is
a
practical
and
based
on
operational
needs.
It
does
have
a
secondary
effect
of
being
a
great
public
relations
tool,
but
it
is
a
great
tool
for
us
and
for
security
in
the
parking
lots
civil
process.
B
These
are
the
folks
that
are
out
there
every
day
serving
papers.
As
you
can
see,
the
numbers
from
last
year
are
pretty
phenomenal.
Almost
70
000
papers
served
again.
We
want
to
serve
these
in
a
timely
basis,
especially
if
they're
arrest
warrants
you
know.
Any
delay
in
service
is
a
delay
in
justice,
so
we
want
to
make
sure
we
get
our
paper
served
timely
and
for
people
who
have
evictions
eviction
papers.
B
These
are
businessmen
in
the
county,
business,
women,
business
people
and
they're
trying
to
get
evictions
served
if
we
don't
serve
them
in
a
certain
amount
of
time.
We
have
to
return
them
to
the
court
and
they
get
dismissed
and
the
property
owner
has
to
go
through
the
whole
process
again
of
issuing
the
papers
out
So.
Currently
we
only
have
a
team
of
nine
who
serve
these
papers
and
again
it's
about
seventy
thousand
a
year.
B
Evictions
is
one
area
where
we've
seen
huge
increases.
I
think
the
the
low
from
covet
was
more
than
made
up
for
we're
seeing
numbers
we
haven't
seen
pre-covered
and
in
May,
as
you
can
see,
May
we're
at
111
already
and
we've
still
got
some
data
to
add
to
that.
But
2023
are
probably
going
to
Eclipse
all
of
2022
and
you
can
see
on
average
are
probably
doing
about
250
evictions
a
month.
That's
a
lot
of
evictions.
B
Community
outreach
I
do
have
the
picture
of
our
summer
camp
up
here.
I'll
just
remind
everybody,
that's
going
to
be
held
again,
August
7th
through
the
11th
at
Pocahontas,
State
Park.
This
is
a
great
example
of
a
public-private
partnership
and
I
invite
everybody
to
come
out
here.
Dr
Casey's
always
come
out
for
the
graduation
that
Friday,
but
you
can
come
out
anywhere
during
the
week
we
provide
transportation
to
and
from.
B
We
provide
three
meals
a
day
and
it's
just
a
good
opportunity
for
for
people
primarily
from
Captain
Hook,
and
where
do
we
get
what
schools
we
go
to
all
Chesterfield
middle
schools
and
we
have
a
run
on
applications.
We
have
to
stop
applications
after
a
while
because
we
fill
up,
but
we
get
a
full
house
every
year
and
I
just
welcome
everybody
to
be
part
of
that,
but
community
outreach
is
everywhere
else
as
well
as
you
can
see
in
in
2022,
we
had
citizens
about
80,
000
citizen
contacts.
B
B
We
do
that
all
the
time
cleaned
up,
trash,
warboro
road
is
a
big
one.
We're
constantly
cleaning
up
and
we're
happy
to
put
that
one
in
there.
So
for
fy24,
I
will
say
our
challenges
are
mainly
with
Staffing.
I
will
say.
The
pay
plan
has
been
great
for
retention,
but
it
hasn't
really
panned
out
to
be
good
for
hiring.
This
is
a
typical
Outlook
of
what
our
applications
are.
We
will
call
for
a
test
every
time
we
get
about
100
applications
in
we're
in
the
process
of
continual
applications.
B
Now
continual
hiring-
and
this
is
just
one
snapshot
of
a
testing
we
did
on
February
24th.
Once
we
reached
100
applications,
we
sent
out
the
notice
the
people
to
come.
Take
the
test.
Unfortunately,
only
28
of
those
folks
got
through
the
automatic
disqualifiers
of
those
28.
Only
15
said
they'll
be
there
for
the
testing
of
the
15.
B
That
said,
they'll
be
there
only
seven
showed
up
only
five
passed
the
test,
one
withdrew
from
the
process,
and
now
the
four
go
into
backgrounds:
I'm,
not
sure
how
they
will
fare
in
the
background
process,
but
you
can't
get
four
out
of
100
and
try
to
fill.
You
know
15
vacancies,
so
it
is
an
issue
we
are
seeing
our
numbers
of
vacancies
starting
to
go
up
again
and
we
anticipated
this
is
going
to
come.
We
are
not
just
sitting
back
waiting
for
this
to
solve
itself.
B
We've
been
pretty
aggressive,
trying
to
solve
this
in
the
Sheriff's
Office.
One
of
the
things
we've
done
is
worked
with
the
Department
of
Criminal
Justice,
Services,
DCJS
and
Chesterfield
County
human
resources
to
actually
get
a
waiver
for
U.S
citizenship
requirements,
and
what
we're
able
to
do
now
is
to
advertise
for
non-us
citizens
who
have
the
layman's
term
is
the
green
card
or
a
work
permit,
but
their
official
immigration
department
documents.
B
B
So
we
are
working
that
with
VSU
now
they're
excited
for
this
partnership
and
we're
looking
to
really
capitalize
people
not
having
to
go
through,
as
you
can
imagine,
if
you're
a
college
student,
you
just
finished
four
years
of
studies,
and
now
you
want
to
become
a
deputy
sheriff
or
a
police
officer.
You've
got
to
go
through
a
six-month
Academy
again,
so
this
will
eliminate
all
that
you'll
have
your
certifications
from
DCS
and
it
really
limits
the
amount
of
training
we
need
to
do
to
bring
you
into
the
fold.
B
The
third
thing
we're
doing
is
we're
creating
a
new
position
within
our
organization,
and
it's
called
it's
going
to
be
much
like
a
Cadet
program.
It's
called
the
jail
security
officers.
Jsos,
this
is
already
authorized
by
DCJS.
It's
a
different
position
than
a
deputy.
You
can
hire
them
at
18
years
old
to
be
jail.
Security
officers
is
what
we're
calling
them.
They
don't
have
to
have
any
driving
training
or
firearms
training.
B
They
will
not
carry
a
weapon
and
their
their
Academy
is
be
it's
going
to
be
a
much
shorter
Academy
where
the
deputy
Academy
is
six
months
long.
This
Academy
is
probably
going
to
be
six
weeks
long
and
you
know
they're
going
to
be
a
great
asset
to
us.
Helping
us
do
a
lot
of
the
tasks
at
the
jail,
but
that's
going
to
be
the
limit
of
their
Duty.
They
can
only
work
at
the
jail.
B
They
can't
work
at
courts
or
civil
process
when
they
turn
21,
Our
Hope,
says
they'll,
then
move
into
the
deputy
training
and
then
become
deputies
with
us
with
the
additional
training.
So
there
was
three
major
functions:
we're
looking
at
right
now,
the
kind
of
counter
the
the
trend
of
of
people
not
applying
for
us.
B
Some
of
the
other
challenges
I'm
not
going
to
spend
much
time
on
this
because
I
know
you
all
are
very
aware
of
this.
This
is
a
a
picture
that
Jeff
catch
has
used
a
lot
for
the
police
department.
I
just
will
say
that
the
car
in
the
front
is
a
sheriff's
office
car
because
we're
all
in
this
together.
This
situation
has
only
gotten
worse
for
us.
We
are
now
sitting
on
people
who
are
in
active
mental
crisis
for
144
hours
and
at
the
end
of
that
144
hours.
B
If
no
bet
is
found,
we
simply
have
to
release
them
and
still
in
their
crisis,
and
that's
not
delivering
service
needs
to
our
people
who
need
it.
So
this
is
an
area
where
we
really
need
some
help.
This
is
Beyond
Chesterfield,
County's
ability.
This
is
a
state
issue.
We
need
to
get
some
help
on
another.
One
of
the
major
challenges
we
have
is
in
hospital
over
time.
This
has
been
a
marked
increase.
I
will
tell
you.
Dr
Gay
does
not
like
to
send
anybody
to
the
hospital.
He
has
a
very
talented
skilled
staff
there.
B
He
is
a
medical
doctor
we
like
to
handle
as
many
of
these
things,
these
things
we
can
in-house.
But
what
we've
seen
over
the
last
couple
years
is
the
the
health
conditions.
Those
coming
in
have
already
been
marked,
decrease
and
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
things
that
we
haven't
traditionally
seen
that
require
extensive
Medical.
B
So
right
now,
for
instance,
we
have
one
individual
in
the
hospital
who's
been
there
since
April,
2nd,
I,
don't
know
when
he's
going
to
get
released,
but
as
of
today,
just
for
that
one
individual.
We
spent
109
thousand
dollars
to
have
two
debt
that
he
sit
on
him
24
hours
a
day
traditionally
we'll
go
to
com,
attorney's
office
or
the
judges
and
ask
for
Bond
or
bail
or
charges
to
be
dropped.
B
There
are
times
when
the
charges
are
such
that
request
is
not
reasonable
and
we
won't
make
those
requests
when
they're
not
reasonable,
and
this
is
one
of
those
cases,
so
it
is
a
challenge
for
us.
We've
had
five
inmates
in
the
hospital
at
the
same
time,
more
frequently
than
not
recently,
five
inmates
in
the
hospital
is
ten
deputies
and
again
in
Chesterfield
County.
Our
fire
in
EMS
does
a
great
job,
but
they
have
to
go
to
where
they
say
the
hospitals
are
open,
so
we
can't
put
them
all
in
the
same.
B
B
And
15
minute
checks,
those
are
checks
for
people
who
have
suicidal
or
self-harm
ideologies
that
has
gone
up
tremendously.
Now
we're
seeing
a
lot
more
influx
of
people
into
our
facility
with
severe
mental
illness.
Mental
health
mental
illness
has
always
been
part
of
who
we've
seen
come
in
to
our
facility,
but
these
are
folks
with
serious
mental
illness.
Who've
actually
made
those
comments
or
statements
or
demonstrated
their
intent
for
self-harm.
B
We
spent
a
lot
of
time.
You
have
to
spend
a
lot
of
time,
obviously
watching
them,
because
the
last
thing
you
want
is
anybody
to
actually
carry
out
an
act
of
self-harm,
internal
drug
fines.
We
just
had
one
this
morning
actually
came
in
with
some
more
drugs
on
them.
This
is
happening
on
a
regular
basis
every
day,
more
but
more
people
coming
in
now.
What
you
see
there
is
the
X-ray
machine
you
all
invested
in
probably
four
or
five
years
ago.
B
It
is
just
one
tool
and
it
is
like
any
other
tool
you
can
get
past
it.
So
we're
seeing
a
lot
more
of
that
and
then
our
external
drug
investigations
we've
done
really
good
with
our
detectives
investigating
the
attempts
to
get
drugs
into
the
jail
we've
made.
Several
arrests
and
those
are
some
of
the
the
biggest
Trends
going
on
right
now.
B
B
We
have
tried
to
repair
it
and
the
picture
on
the
right,
but
it's
the
material
this
is
made
of
it
becomes
very
problematic
to
repair
and
repair
we're
at
the
point
where
we
have
to
replace
this
now
that
single
cell
to
replace
it
is
a
hundred
thirty
thousand
dollars,
and
then
we
continue
to
have
workspace
constraints.
We
are
still
working
on
at
the
same
offices
we've
had
since
the
new
quartz
building
was
open
in
1989
and
our
jail
in
2004..
B
As
we
have
grown
inside
and
grow
grown
in
responsibilities
grown
in
duties
and
tasks,
we've
really
run
out
of
space.
We've
tried
to
maximize
the
space.
The
picture
on
the
top
left-
you
probably
won't,
recognize
it,
but
that
used
to
be
the
front
lobby
of
the
jail
we've
now
converted
that
to
office
spaces,
and
then
the
picture
at
the
bottom
left
is
the
the
building
right
out
back
to
cogwell,
building,
which
we've
been
using
for
a
couple
years
now,
which
has
been
a
great
resource.
B
The
picture
at
the
bottom
right
used
to
be
the
open
area
in
front
of
my
office.
We've
had
to
create
an
office
inside
of
an
office
now
and
then
we're
looking
for
the
the
opportunity
to
move
into
the
next
building
and
Clay
I
forget
the
name
of
that
building,
former
Cooperative
Extension,
so
just
trying
to
get
enough
places
for
our
folks
to
work
out
of
one
of
the
other
things
we're
dealing
with
is
a
major
overhaul
of
our
HVAC
system
at
the
jail
I
know.
B
This
is
near
and
dear
to
Clay's
heart
we've
been
working
on
this
for
many
many
years
now
and
I.
Think
clay
from
all
the
engineers
we've
had
they've
said
that
the
initial
system
that
was
put
in
at
the
time
was
constructed
was
the
wrong
system,
and
we've
had
trouble
actually
getting
this.
The
jail
cooled
off
in
the
summertime,
as
you
can
imagine,
every
wall
in
the
jail
has
metal
running
through
it
and
when
it
gets
hot,
it
retains
heat
and
in
June,
July
and
August
and
September
that
building
will
stay.
B
Pretty
warm
we've
started
using
the
portable
air
conditioning
units
to
bring
them
in
they're,
rather
expensive,
they're
eight
thousand
dollars
a
month
for
each
unit
I
know
we're
now
using
some
major
maintenance
funds.
We're
actually
going
to
buy
these
this
year,
I
understand
as
a
cost
savings,
but
we're
still
waiting
on
the
big
major
HVAC
overhaul
for
the
jail
in
a
nursing
contract.
We
I
think
we're
in
a
better
position.
Today
the
contract
actually
starts
June
25th,
it's
probably
one
of
the
most
risky
High
liability
areas.
B
We
have
in
a
jail,
I,
wouldn't
say
probably
it
is.
You
know
we
are
responsible
for
the
care
and
well-being
of
the
people
charged
to
us
and
the
other
nursing
contract
has
pulled
out.
It
wasn't
doing
its
job.
We
had
a
lot
of
issues
with
them.
We
have
a
temporary
stop
Gap
in
place
that
Dr
Gay
is
administrating,
but
this
new
contract
I
think
is
going
to
help
us
tremendously
and
I
will
say
that
the
new
company
comes
out
of
Puerto
Rico,
they
they're
very
promising
for
us.
B
We
think
it's
going
to
be
a
good
match
for
us,
but
I'm,
also
working
with
the
governor's
office
currently
on
getting
acceptance
of
certifications
from
Puerto
Rico.
If
you
remember,
I,
think
Governor
Elkin
signed
off
on
a
bill
to
allow
transferability
of
certificates,
whether
it's
teachers,
doctors,
nurses,
things
like
that.
Unfortunately,
the
way
the
bill
was
written,
it
was
for
the
50
states,
excluded
territories.
We
do
know
we
have
a
big
pool
of
potential
candidates
in
Puerto
who
are
certified
nurses,
but
because
that
wasn't
added
to
the
law.
B
We
have
to
do
some
workarounds
right
now,
but
I
think
if
we
can
do
that,
we'll
really
be
in
a
better
position
to
fully
staff
all
of
our
nursing
needs,
since
that's
that's
a
high
vacancy
area
for
us
and
everywhere
else
in
the
field
and
finally,
I
just
want
to
just
remind
everybody
that,
as
the
police
department
does
their
extraordinary
job,
the
police
outputs
start
a
sheriff's
office
inputs
and
as
they
continue
to
grow
and
get
more
personnel
and
do
more
things.
It's
just
going
to
add
to
our
workload.
We're
not
complaining
about
that.
B
A
D
Thank
you
Sheriff.
Thank
you
for
that
great
presentation.
A
couple
of
questions
you
know
we
have
with
our
constitutional
officers,
often
had
this
conversation
about
funding
and
we've
tried
to
do.
I
think
our
part
on
the
local
level
sincerely
to
help
meet
the
demands
that
your
office
is
facing
over
the
years.
What
have
we
seen
from
the
state
during
the
last
three
years
as
a
snapshot?
Are
we
getting
additional
help
from
the
state
for
their
constitutional
offices?
In
this
case,
Sheriff's
Office?
Are
you
seeing
increased
help?
B
Well,
when
we
start
talking
about
the
state
comp
board,
the
answer
would
be.
No.
The
comp
board
is
struggling
itself
to
deal
with
needs.
There
have
been
Dawn
when's,
the
last
comp
board,
Edition
we've
had
in
Personnel
or
well
the
mental
health.
We
got
a
new
position
because
of
the
Marcus
alert
bill,
but
the
position
they
authorized
is
at
a
salary
so
low
that
we
can
never
recruit
anybody.
So
the
county
right
away
has
to
supplement
salary
to
get
it
up
to
a
competitive
point.
B
D
We
have
any
legislators
looking
at
at
this
in
a
serious
fashion
anywhere
in
the
com
Commonwealth.
Looking
at
some
of
these
standards
that
appear
to
be
fairly
out
of
date
and
and
in
need
of
some
amendments,
do
we
is
there
any
sign
of
Hope
and
is
there
anyone
that
the
county
should
be
reaching
out
to
to
help
pull
some
of
this
together?
B
No
I
agree:
Robin,
De
social
is
the
current
director
and
Bin
director
for
many
years
of
the
State
Compensation
Board.
Just
a
few
years
ago,
Dr
Casey
and
myself
and
a
few
others
actually
went
to
her
office
and
met
with
her
and,
and
you
could
see
the
frustration
of
her
part
too,
because
she's
also
not
funded
through
the
general
assembly
like
she
needs
to
be
funded
to
actually
administer
her
her
budget.
B
The
way
it
works
for
the
comp
board
is
it's
on
a
first
come
first
serve
basis,
so
if
a
County
four
years
ago
needed
a
deputy
for
exposition,
it's
at
the
top
of
the
list,
as
you
know,
I
have
a
need.
It
goes
at
the
bottom
of
the
list.
If
things
change
needs
change,
things
like
that
things,
don't
move
around.
It
stays
up
here.
So,
no
matter
how
big
of
a
priority
is
for
me,
they're
not
going
to
fund
me
until
they
clear
everything
above
me
and
nothing's
being
cleared.
D
C
B
A
B
But
the
formula
does
get
looked
at
and
the
former
will
say:
I
need
x,
amount,
more
deputies,
but
nothing
comes
out
of
it.
It
just
gets
placed
at
the
bottom
of
the
list.
It
does
nothing
above
it's
getting
funded,
so
nothing
moves.
So,
while
the
formula
says
I
should
have
70
more
deputies
or
whatever
it
is,
it's
just
a
form
of
saying
you
should
have
70
more
deputies.
No
action
is
taken
on
that.
B
A
Well,
maybe
we'll,
maybe
if,
if
you're,
okay
with
it
we'll
get
together
for
me
later,
we
can
send
to
both
the
governor
and
the
Secretary
of
public
safety's
office
and
encourage
them
to
work
with
the
general
assembly
to
make
sure
that
these
funding
mechanisms
are
are
appropriate
in
the
budget
in
the
future.
Yes,
sir,
in.
E
Case
if
I
could
add
to
that
I
would
say
you
know.
As
far
as
the
various
constitutional
offices
they
have
their
professional
associations
and
correct
me
wrong.
Sheriff,
Leonard,
but
I
think
the
sheriff's
Association
is
pretty
fundamental,
saying
honor
the
formula.
So
this
isn't
some
some
of
the
associations
really
need
to
look
at
the
the
formula.
I
know
the
Commonwealth
attorneys
Association
has
a
complicated
one
that
has
evolved
over
the
years
or
at
least
their
demands
have
evolved.
E
The
sheriff's
formulas,
I
think,
are
pretty
straightforward,
it's
just
a
matter
of
funding
them
and
then,
as
we
said
before,
the
markets
are
different
for
hiring
a
Sheriff
Deputy
throughout
the
state.
So
again
you
know
the
local
supplements
that
have
had
to
come
through
for
recruiting
and
retaining
people
in
Chesterfield
may
be
far.
Greater
efforts
are
needed
than
elsewhere
in
the
state,
so
that
becomes
a
local
burden
and,
last
but
not
least,
going
back
to
jails.
E
The
state
for
some
reason
treats
the
the
Regional
Jail
authorities
in
a
special
way
or
more
special
way
than
the
underlying
localities
in
their
jails.
You
know
share
Leonard
every
time
he
has
a
vacancy
or
shipped
in
a
position
has
to
go
through
a
system
to
make
sure
that
that
is
a
quote.
Unquote.
Com
board
funded
position,
whereas
a
regional
jail,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
it's
just
they
get
an
allocation
during
the
year,
whether
or
not
they
have
filled
the
complement
of
personnel.
C
Comments,
thank
you.
Mr
chairman
I
just
want
to
compliment
you
Sheriff
you've
done
a
tremendous
job.
I
I
haven't
been
probably
here
most
senior
member
of
this
board
I've
seen
a
lot
evolved
and
the
work
you've
done
over
the
years
and
the
sheriff
I
remember
when
you
became
sheriff
in
fact,
and
the
wonderful
things
you've
done
so
you've
done
a
tremendous
job
and
especially
with
harp
as
well
treating
these
substance
abuse,
and
so
it's
something
we're
very
much
committed
to
with
opiate
treatment
and
what
we
can
do
in
that
area.
C
I'll
just
share
that
the
only
state
board
and
we're
meeting
in
June
to
look
at
all
the
applications
in
the
state
for
funding
opiates
and
we're
excited
about
getting
those
money.
It's
rolled
out,
we've
already
funded
one
program
in
Washington
County
already,
but
we
are
looking
forward
to
funding
the
entire
State.
Certainly
with
regard
to
helping
that
area
which
you
have
really
championed,
could
you
comment
on
anything
new
you've
heard
from
the
Discovery
Channel
that
you
that
was
touted
just
a
year
or
two
ago,
recovery?
C
I
know
we
were
excited
to
see
that
Ferguson
Center
and
in
the
comments
on
that
and
also
any
comments
you
might
have
on
Riverside
that
you
let
parting
comments
you
on
making
that
regard.
And
thirdly,
as
I
pointed
out
earlier
here
about
the
public
defender's
office,
I
want
to
see
how
that's
progressing,
how
that's
going
and
what
what's
going
on
with
it
as
well.
Very.
B
B
That
helps
me
push
this
Sheriff's
Office
to
the
point
it's
at
and
I
think
we
are
a
leader
not
only
in
the
Commonwealth
but
beyond
and
a
lot
of
things
we
do
and
I
always
got
to
remind
people
we're
not
one-dimensional
harp.
It's
it's
a
very
wide
spectrum
of
services
we
provide,
and
we
do
the
best
to
provide
that
to
your
other
question
on
the
Discovery
Channel.
As
you
know,
soon
after
it
was
released,
jailhouse
Redemption
Discovery
was
bought
out
by
I.
B
Warner
Warner
Brothers
and
they
pulled
150,
shows
off
of
Discovery
ours
being
one
of
them
to
re-platform
them.
We
haven't
heard
where
it's
going
to
be
re-platformed
yet
I
do
know.
The
executive
producer
of
the
show
is
now
looking
to
do
a
season
two
and
she's
trying
to
sell
that
concept
to
other
companies
to
buy
so
we'll
see
what
happens
there
on
that
part
as
far
as
Riverside
Riverside
is
Riverside
and
I
just
I'll
just
I'll
just
say
that
it's
we
haven't
seen
really
a
mark
change
in
a
lot
of
things.
B
I
will
tell
you.
We
are
very
frustrated
from
a
medical
aspect.
We
talk
about
mat,
medically,
assisted
treatment,
being
not
only
the
morally
and
ethically
right
thing
to
do.
It's
also,
now
the
legally
right
thing
to
do
in
the
Department
of
Justice
and
the
Americans
with
Disability
Act
has
been
very
clear.
That
mat
is
a
protected
constitutional
right
and
unfortunately,
Dr
Gay
will
place
a
lot
of
people
on
mat
or
they
come
in
already
on
an
m.a.t
program
when
they
get
to
Riverside
they're
immediately
taken
off,
because
Riverside
will
not
do
an
m.a.t
program.
B
F
Questions
but
a
few
comments,
one
thank
you
to
you
and
your
team
and
to
those
that
are
in
your
custody
here
in
Chesterfield
County,
for
all
that
you
do
for
giving
back
to
the
county.
Even
the
heart
programs,
given
back
by
answering
the
phone
for
people
that
call
in
that
have
addiction
outside
of
the
jail
that
are
looking
for
help.
We
have
the
workforce,
that's
been
out
and
greatly
looking
forward
to
having
one
assigned
to
each
district.
F
I
think
that's
going
to
be
tremendous
for
the
community
and
the
fact
that
the
jail
is
well
run
and
the
people
in
your
custody
being
respected
and
getting
that
respect
seem
to
live
fairly
well
in
peace
and
harmony
for
a
jail.
I
know
the
environment.
There
is
much
better
than
it
is
in
many
other
locations
where
people
are
housed
in
a
jail
or
prison,
and
so
really
just
kudos
to
you
and
your
team
and
also
to
those
in
your
custody.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
You
and
I
think
it's
important
that
the
citizens
realize
the
return
they
get
from
some
of
our
inmates
and
Parks
and
Rec.
We
build
a
lot
of
the
walkways
and
ramp
ways
and
other
facilities
at
the
parks
and
we're
also
a
big
part
of
Christmas
mother
program.
Every
year
and
they've
told
us
they
couldn't
even
do
the
program
without
the
help
of
our
inmates.
So
we're
really
proud
of
what
our
inmates
do
give
back
to
the
community.
A
Sure
so
I've
known
you
for
a
long
time
and
I've
been
around
with
Chesterfield
for
a
long
time,
and-
and
this
is
certainly
not
a
slight
on
your
predecessors
because
they
did
a
great
job
too
okay,
but
the
bar
that
you've
set
as
a
sheriff
of
serving
our
community
I.
Don't
know
that
anybody's
ever
going
to
be
able
to
go
over
that
and
what
you
did
this
past
weekend.