The Norfolk City Jail utilizes a video visitation system which allows the public to have more timely visits with inmates. Video visits are video chat conversations available at your facility lobby, from your personal computer and Visit Now mobile device app. With video visits, our state-of-the-art system allows inmates, friends, family and loved ones to enjoy more personal, longer and more frequent visits.
Our three video visit options offer onsite visits, and remote visits through your personal computer or mobile device. Continue reading. Inmate Educational Pathway is defined as the chosen route, taken by a learner through a range of classes and activities, which allows them to build knowledge progressively.
All inmates in the Program block will be assigned a Pathway Counselor, advising their inmates throughout the Pathway process, from intake, to class assignments, to graduation and finally release back to the community.
Need more information? Call Ellmer said he got the idea during a trip to Fiji, where he met a tour guide who earned a tourism degree while incarcerated in a local jail. So he did. It can be a revolving door that just keeps spinning. This program is designed to put an end to that. The training facility is a state-of-the-art automotive center located just behind the Priority Infiniti dealership in Chesapeake. The Center includes 12 repair bays where offenders work side-by-side with mechanics and instructors to diagnose problems and repair vehicles according to manufacturer standards.
The offenders are trained for a career in automotive repair through a 2-year certified program. The Norfolk Sheriff's Office has been instrumental in the implementation of the program by evaluating and selecting participants, providing transportation to and from class and work, and providing tools and facilities for inmates to study and complete homework assignments. And great for the community. While the program began as a 2-year certified program with Tidewater Community College, in the program switched to Tidewater Tech.
