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A committee of the board met in closed session Wednesday for 2 1/2 hours to discuss jail deaths. … [Read more...] about State jail death investigator closing cases, but information isn’t public

to “protect the officer or others from what is reasonably believed by the officer to be an imminent threat of death or serious physical injury”;to “prevent the escape of a fleeing subject when the officer has probable cause to believe the subject has committed a felony involving the infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical injury or death”; orif the person’s escape “would pose an imminent danger of death or serious physical injury to the officer or to another person.” … [Read more...] about Williams: If the Richmond Police Department continues to reject transparency, it will sacrifice trust

One assessment would raise about $306 million for the state’s share of Medicaid expansion costs, which would increase from 7 percent next year to 10 percent in 2020 and thereafter under the federal law. The other would raise about $284 million that would be used to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for hospitals and their physician groups from 71 percent to 88 percent of their costs. … [Read more...] about Hanger, Jones agree on budget compromise to expand Medicaid in Va., boost reserves and provide raises for teachers, state employees

Two years ago, the RPD formed the Violence Suppression Team, which was specially assigned to focus on reducing violent crime in the Midlothian neighborhood. In its first year, violent crime in the area dropped by 31 percent and dropped an additional 20 percent in 2018, according to RPD Capt. Christopher Gleason. … [Read more...] about Former Addicts Partner With Virginia Police to Fight Addiction Epidemic