RVA 5x5 - Friday, January 21, 2023

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STORY #1 — Redefining 100% Compliance
The recent stories from the City Jail have been anything but good - inmates dying far too often, staffing shortages lead to dangerous work conditions and deputies quitting, and the lack of leadership that can’t fill the vacancies while conducting lie detector tests on some the staff that remain.

Tyler Layne at CBS6 reports: “In December 2022, Richmond Councilperson Reva Trammell sent a formal letter to the Board of Local and Regional Jails requesting an investigation into the facility for compliance with state regulations. Several of Trammell's colleagues on Richmond City Council said they supported her efforts.”

Few people beyond Trammell sounded much of an alarm about the jail until recently when it became far too obvious that something needs to be done. Families, advocates, and electeds have finally started raising the volume in recent weeks.

Layne went to the me…