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01 · Best available action for you
Richmond jail staff faked safety checks before deaths; one family got $30,000
Send an email Virginia Board of Local and Regional Jails.
Open to anyone, wherever you live.
How to do it
Ask the board to publish the records showing the Richmond City Justice Center fixed its falsified safety checks and staffing gaps before it ended the compliance plan in May 2026, and to review the jail's deaths since 2023.
02 · Other ways to actYour district and soonest deadlines first
02Send an emailSheriff Antionette Irving, Richmond City Sheriff's Office. Ask the sheriff to publish current staffing vacancies and the jail's hourly-check audit results, and to restore deputies to housing units.Open email