Men and women incarcerated in local city-run lockups can have special meals and other popular offerings delivered right to their cells while they await trial or serve short sentences. The meals available at some of the jails include things like chicken wing baskets, steak fajitas, Philly cheesesteaks and rich desserts.
Men and women incarcerated in local city-run lockups can have special meals and other popular offerings delivered right to their cells while they await trial or serve short sentences. The meals available at some of the jails include things like chicken wing baskets, steak fajitas, Philly cheesesteaks and rich desserts.
Shavyonne Vick's case shows how long incarcerations without a conviction, with scant evidence to justify an arrest in the first place, can derail the lives of defendants and their loved ones. It also highlights weaknesses in jails’ care for those incarcerated while pregnant a pattern across the country.
Norfolk Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Jamie Bastas acknowledged the jail experienced an issue with its heating and cooling system, confirming two coils went out in two different air handlers, but said the jail was never without heat.