Community Affairs

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Lt. Serrano

Community Affairs

(757) 664-4726

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The Norfolk Sheriff’s Office is organized into divisions, each of which has oversight of specific areas of operation.

Click the links below to learn about some of the various programs we're involved with:

• • Corrections

  • Civil Process

  • Investigations/Professional Standards

  • Court Security

  • Human Resources

  • Training

  • Community Corrections

  • Community Affairs

  • Inmate Services

  • Senior Staff

The Norfolk Sheriff’s Office Community Affairs Team provides several programs, which you can read about below.

If you would like to sign up for a program, have questions, or wish to send us a message: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Click the links below to learn about some of the various programs we're involved with:

• • Camp HOPE Norfolk

  • Senior Watch

  • Safety Print ID Program

  • Project Lifesaver

  • TRIAD Partnership

  • Senior Fest

  • LGBTQ Liaison

  • Life Enrichment Center Tutoring Program

Sheriff Joe Baron and his staff’s top concerns are safety and security for inmates. The Norfolk City Jail consistently passes and exceeds inspections and standards. Sheriff Baron actively pursues, implements and supports initiatives to improve jail conditions and provide rehabilitation services, including:

• Improving medical care
• Implementing a Community Corrections program that allows inmates to work off fines
• Developing programs, such as electronic surveillance and work release, to alleviate overcrowding
• Creating an Education Department to help inmates earn their General Education Diplomas
• Installing a video visitation system for more timely, private visits between inmates and their loved ones
• If you would like to tour our jail, you can make an appointment.

The Norfolk Sheriff’s Office is proud to be the first in South Hampton Roads to win accreditation. Meeting the high standards of The Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission is the best measure of a law enforcement agency’s compliance with professional law enforcement standards. It’s a reflection of the effectiveness and efficiency of the jail, as well as the quality of the deputies. Please take time to learn more about all of the programs and services available to the inmates.

The Code of Virginia 53.1-131.3 authorizes localities to charge inmates a reasonable fee, not to exceed $3.00 per day, to defray the cost associated with the prisoner’s keep. Such funds shall be retained in the locality where the funds were collected and shall be used for general jail purposes. Currently, the City of Norfolk has approved charging $2.00 per day.